Argyllshire Scotland
Found in 498 Collections and/or Records:
Story about Donald Molach saving the heir of Lochbuie from drowning, October 1892
Story about Donald Molach [Livingstone] saving the heir of Lochbuie [MacLaine] from drowning [Loch Buidhe/Loch Buie, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and also how he 'swam from Glen borrodale to Dorlin for a wager' [Glenborrodale and Doirlinn].
Story about 'Donl a Ghleidhidh' the seer, August 1886
Story about 'Do[mh]n[al]l a Ghleidhidh' the seer, telling how he did not take off his 'cota mor' [còta mòr or greatcoat] for seven years and the day he did he made a prediction which came true. The nature of the prediction is unclear owing to the illegibility of the handwriting.
Story about eagles eating a wounded hind, June 1887
Story about eagles eating a wounded hind, at Carn ban [An Càrn Bàn/Cairnbaan, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] that they cut the hind's artery and were eating at its chest flesh. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Story about female ghosts, September 1870
Story about two female ghosts, the first being Maidean a Chaisteil [Maighdean a' Chaisteil or Maid of the Castle] who lived in Chaisteil Chaifein [Caisteal Chaifeann/Castle Coeffin, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and 'wore a green dress & walked about'. The other ghost haunted Dun alla [probably Dùn Ollaidh/Dunolllie] and she would 'Roll down mulachagun [mulachagan or cheeses] upon the servant when they displ[eased] her.' This ghost was a 'Nic-I-achain'.
Story about fishing in Moidart, 29 August 1883
Story probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about about how the young Domhnall nan Òrd [Donald Stewart], while living in exile with the Gobha Mhùideirt or Moidart Smith, was made to fish and did so successfully, twice. He was hidden under a washtub while the Campbells searched for him.
Story about fishing on Ìle/Islay and Calum Cille [St Columba], June 1887
Story about fishing on Ìle/Islay collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, there that fishing would take place at Oin Hailigeo [Abhainn Shailigeo/Saligo River] or Loch Gruinart and that once a man caught a losgain [frog or toad] and gave it to Calum Cille [St Columba], who made a curse that every salmon would face out to sea and none would return. The story concludes that the lake used to be full of salmon.
Story about geese on Ìle/Islay and vocabulary note, June 1887
Story about healing from Tobar Churralain, 29 August 1883
Story about how Loch Awe was created and accompanying song, 1892
Story about how Loch Awe was created probably collected from Duncan MacNiven, retired schoolmaster, Airds, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. The story tells how [Bera] went away on a visit and having 'stayed too long' discovered on her return that 'the lid of the well was off + Loch Awe the result'. She then sang a song beginning 'A sniomh mo chuigeil'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Story about how 'Slioc na Feanaig' got its name, August 1883
Story about how 'Slioc na Feanaig' [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] got their name, in that two men found treasure and were to keep it secret but one of them told it to his wife and she told it to the crow. The story is incomplete.