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Story about 'Catriona bheag nin a cheannaich' and vocabulary note, October 1873
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW115/34
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Story about 'Catriona bheag nin a cheannaich' who was 'taken from Mac an Duiluisg Scarp [probably Lag an Uisge, An Scarp/Scarp] to Turkey [on crusade] whereupon her 'crios' was taken from her and became the 'Bratach' [Bratach Sìth]. The vocabulary note is for 'Mutag' which is a 'Skin bag for holding wool'.
Dates:
October 1873
Story about Fionn and the six servants and a vocabulary note, 1865
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/21
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Story about Fionn and the six servants probably continued from the story about Fionn and Gille Glas (Coll-97/CW113/14). Fionn was feeling very sad about Gille Glas, when an old man appeared and told Fionn that they would eat dinner together the next night and disappeared again. Fionn is very angry and insulted by this. Then he is approached by six different men each asking to be hired and so Fionn asks them what sort of work they are good at. The six men are in turn a good sea-captain,...
Dates:
1865
Story about geese on Ìle/Islay and vocabulary note, June 1887
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/36
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Story about geese on Ìle/Islay collected from Donald Currie, crofter there, telling how he once ''sneaked behi[nd] [a] dyke to see how near he could get to geese in a pool - tame geese.' One goose stood separately on a knoll but was struck in the face by several flaps by another goose. which went back to the pool afterwards. 'The chastened goose roared out for long aft[er]. Never attemp[ed] to move'. Donald adds that 'Geese go to Loch Dearg in Ire[land] from this' [Lough Derg, County...
Dates:
June 1887
Story about ghosts at Howmore cemetery and accompanying place-name note, 29 October 1872
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/108
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Story about ghosts at Howmore cemetery [Tobha Mòr, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] in which Catri[o]na ni[gh]ean Do[mh]n[a]il[l] Ghuirm volunteered to watch the cattle-fold at night while the man who should have been doing it went fishing at Loch Sgioport [Loch Skipport]. While there, she saw the graves open and people going in and out of them. A woman ghost approached her and Catriona barred her way with a cuigeal or distaff. The woman demanded to be let past saying that she was Mòr nighean Rìgh...
Dates:
29 October 1872
Story about Glenlyon and Gobhainn Innerùidh and accompanying song, 1883
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/166
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Story probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about [Robert Campbell of] Glenlyon and Gobhainn Innerùidh [the smith of Inverewe] in which the smith fires a shot at Glenlyon, who asks who he is to which the response is that the bullet comes with the blessing of the 'smith of Innar mhuic' [Innerwick/Inbhir Mhuice, Siorrachd Peairt/Perthshire]. The smith is killed and a battle ensues. The song which accompanies the song is 'Bodaich nam...
Dates:
1883
Story about the attempted murder of Bishop John Carswell's grandson, 1884
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/252
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Story about the attempted murder of Bishop John Carswell's grandson. Carswell's daughter [Cristiane] was married to [Dougall] Campbell of Inverawe, whose brother, Iain Dubh nan Creach, invited her son and heir [Archibald Campbell] to take part in a Christmas Day hunt in Cruachan [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. At the feast following the hunt, Iain Dubh put spikes and daggers in the son's seat but Macpherson the gillie warned the son not to sit there but eventually his hound did and was cut to...
Dates:
1884
Story about the building of a lighthouse on Eilean O-bharsa [Orsay] and vocabulary note, June 1887
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/75
Scope and Contents
Story about the building of a lighthouse on Eilean O-bharsa [Orasaigh/Orsay, Ìle/Islay] that it was built over [Hugh] Mackay's tomb by the Commissioners of Lighthouses [Northern Lighthouse Board] and that whole bodies were wheeled down to Geo-cho'air [Geòdh Chobhair]. The vocabulary note states that 'Seargach' 'Sea foam' or 'tough foam' and 'Co'ar' [cobhar] is 'fresh water foam'.
Dates:
June 1887
Story about the cuach [drinking cup] at Taigh Gige, June 1887
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/204
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Story about the cuach [drinking cup] at Taigh Gige [Tigh Dige or Flowerdale House, Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] that it was only ever drunk from by the seanachas and that it was a very large cup. An accompanying vocabulary note reads 'Conch = Conachag Conachocan.'
Dates:
June 1887
Story about the death of [Hugh] MacKay of Rinns of Islay, June 1887
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/76
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Story about the death of [Hugh] MacKay of Rinns of Islay [Na Roinn Ìleach, Ìle/Islay] that he was 'killed by Mac Lathartaich at Cill Mhic O Charmaig Knapadale...when Mac Aoi [was] going in for a drink' [Cill Mo Charmaig/Kilmachcharmick/Keillmore]. MacKay asked to be buried in Eilean O'arsay [Orasaigh/Orsay] and was only eighteen when he was killed. The tomb is noted as having an inscription and being built on by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses [North Lighthouse Board]. The story is...
Dates:
June 1887
Story about the MacQueen brothers at Talamh-sgeir, c1862
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/14
Scope and Contents
Story probably collected from Kenneth Morrison, Trien/Trithean, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye about two MacQueen brothers at Talamh-sgeir [Talaisgeir/Talisker]. One of them had a colt, which the other one wanted to buy for twenty pounds Scots. The brother refused but said he would take a pound sterling for it which was worth more than twenty pounds Scots. Following the story is a list of monetary values, which is incomplete, but includes 'Plang = 1 3/4 d' and 'Bonn a h-oc = 1/8 of...
Dates:
c1862