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Wednesday, 16 March 2011
The Butterfly of Death
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Golden Butterfly In a short note taken down by John Ewen (Iain Eòghann) MacRury of Torlum, Benbecula, the subject of death and its con...
Friday, 11 March 2011
Latha Fhèill Brìghde – St Bride’s Day
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One of the four great quarter-days in the Gaelic calendar is Latha Fhèill Brìghde, or St Bride’s/Brigid’s Day, celebrated on the very first ...
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
It’s No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk
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Milk Drop According to John Ewen (Iain Eòghann) MacRury, from Torlum, Benbecula, the old people had a saying which they said whenever som...
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
A Method of Recovering Stolen Goods
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John Ewen MacRury (1853–1909) A remarkable method – which may be termed witchcraft – was said to have been a favoured way in which to cla...
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Courting in the Kiln
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In a fieldwork notebook in which the earliest date of 1871 appears, Alexander Carmichael noted down quite a few items about courting and how...
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