Friday, 29 July 2011
Some Prophecies of the Brahan Seer
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Howbeg, South Uist Many traditional tales of Coinneach Odhar or the so-called Brahan Seer were floating around the isles when Alexander C...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
A Colonsay Marriage Custom
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Wedding Rings Tucked in between a proverb – rinn e sùilean na cait rium with the meaning ‘growing wild at me’ – and a fragmentary pibroc...
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Friday, 22 July 2011
Nine Nines: A Sacred Number
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81 Another short anecdote, dating from 14 January 1895, about fairy lore from the pen, or rather pencil, of John Ewen (Iain Eòghann) MacR...
Thursday, 21 July 2011
The Gaels Have a Word for It
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John Ewen MacRury (1853–1909) John Ewen (Iain Eòghann) MacRury, from Torlum, Benbecula, and the various materials that he collected for A...
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Never Refuse a Drink from a Fairy
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Shawbost, Isle of Lewis Perhaps one of the best defining characteristics of the fairly folk is their moral ambivalence towards people. Wh...
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Monday, 18 July 2011
The Satirical Wit of Gille na Ciotaig (Archibald MacDonald)
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Boleskine Cemetery The use of satire, especially in poetry or song, was a common phenomenon in Gaelic tradition. Such was the very great ...
Friday, 15 July 2011
Cod Liver Supper, Anyone?
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Cod / Bodach Ruadh or Trosg Very rarely does Alexander Carmichael take the trouble to write down recipes but here is one interesting exam...
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