Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Sir Allan Maclean of Brolas
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St Kenneth’s Chapel stands on Inch Kenneth or Innis Choinnich, a small isle situated at the mouth of Loch na Keal on the isle of Mull’s west...
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Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Runrig System
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A fairly long and self-explanatory note was taken down by Alexander Carmichael, on 20 October 1884, from the recitation of Angus MacQuarrie ...
Friday, 18 March 2011
Horse Senses
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Sandwiched between notes about fish spawn and Latha Fhèill Mìcheil (Michealmas), John Ewen (Iain Eòghann) MacRury of Torlum, Benbecula, wro...
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...
Sunday, 13 March 2011
Portrait of Ella Carmichael
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In 1974, the Department of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh was presented with a portrait of Alexander Carmichael’s only daughter, Eliz...
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 ...
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Fuath – An Evil Spirit
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Here is a very short anecdote―leaving the original spelling intact―written down by John Ewen (Iain Eòghann) MacRury, from Torlum, Benbecula ...
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