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Argyllshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Note about the bird 'Clacharan-coille', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/26
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay about the bird 'Clacharan-coille' [stone-chat] that it is 'dark + moves close to the ground' and also describes eggs and nests.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the bird 'Fulta-flier' [fieldfare], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/27
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay about the bird 'Fulta-flier' [fieldfare] stating that it 'came here 10 or 12 years ago [1865-1867] breast fair + yellow back dark dun Irish Sea full of them at night'.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the birds 'Corr-ghir bhreac' [corra-ghritheach breac or heron] and 'Caill-oiche' [cailleach oidhche or owl], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/40
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Note about the bird 'Corr-ghir bhreac' [corra-ghritheach breac or heron] and 'Caill-oiche' [cailleach oidhche or owl] collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Corr-ghir bhreac Gold throat in winter snow - glittering - all the rest brioc [blue] Cail[leach]-oiche bheag sa C[ailleach oidhche] mhor.'

Dates: June 1887

Note about the birds 'croman fion', 'croman rua', 'corrghrieach' and 'crotach' [possibly snipes, heron and plover], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/35
Scope and Contents

Note about the birds 'croman fion', 'croman rua', 'corrghrieach' and 'crotach' [possibly red kite, hen harrier, heron and curlew] probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, regarding the best time to spot them.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the crosses at Kilchoman, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/56
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, that a criminal going between the three crosses at Kilchoman [Cille Chòmain] would be safe.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the fish 'ugsa' [coalfish], June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/31
Scope and Contents

Note about the fish 'ugsa' [coalfish] probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'A man at P[ort] na haven could see an ugsa breaki[n]g a mile. He saw the gull could see the ugsa break[in]g 3 miles off'. [Port na h-Abhainne/Portnahaven] Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the hunting habits of hawks, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/29
Scope and Contents

Note about the hunting habits of hawks probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay. It mentions the spear[a]g, an t-seabh[ag]-rua and an t-seabhag ghorm [sparrowhawk, red hawk or falcon and peregrine falcon] and the sizes of birds they will or will not attempt to kill. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: June 1887

Note about the nesting habits of the bird 'Feadag-mhoint[each]' [lapwing]

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/32
Scope and Contents

Note about the nesting habits of the bird 'Feadag-mhoint[each]' [lapwing] probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay, which reads 'Feadag-mhoint[each] nest[s] in coin[neach] bhan [white heather] + puts coin[neach] bhan over eggs'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1887

Note about the partridge, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/28
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/Islay about the partridge which reads 'Partri[d]ge Can quite run the peopl[e] Reachlain Iris' [Reachlainn/Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland]. The meaning of the note is unclear.

Dates: June 1887

Note that Donald MacMhuirich lives in Bailmeanach, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/44
Scope and Contents

Note that Donald MacMhuirich [Donald Currie] lives in Bailmeanach, [Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: June 1887