Argyllshire Scotland
Found in 498 Collections and/or Records:
Story about a stoat at Laggan Ullva [Lagganulva], 7 August 1886
Story probably collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Tobar Mhoire/Tobermory, Muile/Isle of Mull, about a stoat seen making its den in a milk churn at Laggan Ullva [Lagan Ulbha/Lagganulva, Ulbha/Ulva] by Myles Fletcher from Greenock [Grianaig, Siorrachd Rinn Friù/Renfrewshire]. The handwriting is difficult to read.
Story about a stoat in Ardnamurchan, 7 August 1886
Story about a storm which killed many birds, 4 June 1887
Story about a storm which killed many birds on Ìle/ Islay about 10 or 11 years previously [c1866-1867] noting that 'the cats gave up eating them', that wood-cocks were especially liked [by the cats] and that a small flock would consist of about 10-20 birds while a large flock would consist of about 60 or 80 birds. Also notes that the 'conas whins' [gocan or whin-chats] were all killed.
Story about a strong boy from Inverness [Inbhir Nis], June 1887
Story collected on Ìle/Islay about a strong boy from Inverness [Inbhir Nis] who was about twelve years old and could life two meal sacks weighing two hundred pounds. His father was Michael MacIllemhicheil [Michael Carmichael], a weaver.
Story about a trip made by mother and child, c1893
Story about a trip made by mother and child, which would appear to have been copied from another source, in which the mother 'burst a blood vessel of the stomach' while in London and although her condition was precarious at first she recovered, returned home and travelled with her adult child 'a good deal in Glencoe and various other places enjoying ourselves very much' returning home 'greatly refreshed' [Gleann Comhann, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Story about a trout in Tobar Dòmhnall nan Òrd, 27 September 1883
Story about a trout in Tobar Dòmhnall nan Òrd which was reportedly 140 years old collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years. The trout was taken out by a 'strange lad' who put it back again but the trout died.
Story about a very cold week before St Patrick's Day, 4 June 1887
Story about a very cold week before St Patrick's Day 'They had so little to do out that they [divot] to the taking out the tails'. Text has been scored through in pencil perhaps to indicate it has been transcribed elsewhere.
Story about a weather forecast, 6 June 1887
Story by Alexander Carmichael at Claidville [Cladville], Ìle/Islay, in which Donald [Macunachy] [possibly Donald Maconachy or Donald MacMhurchy ie Donald Currie] correctly predicted the weather for the following day 'from the manner in which the clouds formed'.
Story about a wife stolen by the fairies, 29 August 1883
Story about a yew tree and inheritance, September 1870
Story about a yew tree on Bearnary [Bernera Island, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] that it sheltered a thousand men or twelve boats and that the island was never passed properly from father to son.