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Scope Note: Created For = CW

Found in 416 Collections and/or Records:

Note on vocabulary, 10 March 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/20
Scope and Contents

Note on vocabulary which reads 'Tairbhean, animal over-blown with food; at le biadh a lughdach [eir] do bhuilge'.

Dates: 10 March 1869

Note on vocabulary for 'castle passage', 14 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/4
Scope and Contents

Note on vocabulary that 'Laine' and 'Loine' are words for 'castle passage'.

Dates: 14 August 1883

Note under the heading 'Roin' entitled 'Cousmal', c1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/21
Scope and Contents Note under the heading 'Roin' entitled 'Cousmal' [Causmal] collected from an unnamed old man in Scolpaig, Uist a Chinn Tuath [Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] in 1865, giving names for seals from Causmal according to who receives them so that the minister of Cille-mhoire's [Kilmuir] seals are 'cuilein Moire', the laird's 'cuilean maoirneac', the smith's 'cuilein goibhneac' and the Boidhreidh [Boraraigh/Boreray people] the 'biast Bhoireach' since Boreray is close to Haisgeir...
Dates: c1875

Note which reads '12 men in the Cleir sheanachain', 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/5
Scope and Contents

Note which reads '12 men in the Cleir sheanachain' [cliar sheanchain or itinerant band/sorners]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1901

Note which reads 'Calamor = Falmair H. Kake.', June 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/81
Scope and Contents

Note collected on Ìle/Islay which reads 'Calamor = Falmair H. Kake.' Text has been scored through as if transcribed alsewhere.

Dates: June 1887

Note which reads 'Dyes - Alder bark Roid (bog myrtle) brambles', 1884

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/249
Scope and Contents

Note which reads 'Dyes - Alder bark Roid (bog myrtle) brambles'

Dates: 1884

Note which reads ' Hake = Fence of Gates', July 1909

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW117/25
Scope and Contents

Note which reads ' Hake = Fence of Gates'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: July 1909

Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael but also used by John Ewen MacRury. The front cover bears a sticker which reads 'Gaelic Notes 1894-5. (Collection of traditions, tales, etc. by Alexander Carmichael (?). Many pages cancelled, indicating publication.) [Carmichael Watson Collection]'. The flyleaf reads 'Gaelic Notes, 1894-5' and the rear flyleaf contains a jotting which reads 'Wishing Guidhe'. The beginning of the notebook contains field notes made by Carmichael in Uibhist a...
Dates: 12 September 1890 to 1895

Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1893

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael and used by both him and another user, probably a family member. The most notable item relates to his son Eoghan leaving home for Africa. Items written by the other user appear to be quotations in preparation for a piece of written work. There are a number of quotations and sayings copied by Carmichael himself and a good number of names and addresses of people, probably all Gaels, living in Glasgow or Edinburgh, some of whom are noted as having...
Dates: 1893

Notes about a purchase and vocabulary, 23 March 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/23
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Anthony Campbell, Kentangval [Ceann Tangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] about a purchase made by James MacNeill mac Ghilleaspaig Neill in Ireland. Also, Gaelic names for turbot and halibut, which have been scored out.

Dates: 23 March 1877