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LIST OF STORIES. 399
No.
374. A dialogue between a woman and a fairy in Gaelic,
like the spirit of many popular tales. Ready
answers.
375. Letter, December 24, 1860, about Lachlan Mac-
Neil, who told a number of capital stories ; he
is a shoemaker and fiddler, and lives in Paisley.
376. A Fairy Changeling, very well told, traced back
for three generations.
377. Ard na h-uamh loch — Water-horses — dun coloured
— ridden to market — torn to pieces by the rest
on his return. Water bulls, said to be now
extinct, but to have existed long ago.
378. See 371.
379. Iain Ciar, Dun John of Dunolly. Popular history ;
a very good legend, of a very old date. The
hero is outlawed, and gains his pardon by bring-
ing the head of a robber from Ireland to London
to the king. The narrator added that in these
days the kings lived a good deal at York, and he
was not sure if the head went to London or to
York.
380. Sgeul Alastair Arranach, A bit of popular his-
tory, wild and well told.
381. A Legend of the Island in the Rhinns of Islay.
382. Supernatural history, water-bulls, etc., as described
by the people.
383. Bull fights water-horses. Nearly the same as a
story got from Kilberry.
384. The origin of the name Cnoc Angil (in Islay). The
Feinne appear in this, and an old woman who
runs off with their arms.
No.
374. A dialogue between a woman and a fairy in Gaelic,
like the spirit of many popular tales. Ready
answers.
375. Letter, December 24, 1860, about Lachlan Mac-
Neil, who told a number of capital stories ; he
is a shoemaker and fiddler, and lives in Paisley.
376. A Fairy Changeling, very well told, traced back
for three generations.
377. Ard na h-uamh loch — Water-horses — dun coloured
— ridden to market — torn to pieces by the rest
on his return. Water bulls, said to be now
extinct, but to have existed long ago.
378. See 371.
379. Iain Ciar, Dun John of Dunolly. Popular history ;
a very good legend, of a very old date. The
hero is outlawed, and gains his pardon by bring-
ing the head of a robber from Ireland to London
to the king. The narrator added that in these
days the kings lived a good deal at York, and he
was not sure if the head went to London or to
York.
380. Sgeul Alastair Arranach, A bit of popular his-
tory, wild and well told.
381. A Legend of the Island in the Rhinns of Islay.
382. Supernatural history, water-bulls, etc., as described
by the people.
383. Bull fights water-horses. Nearly the same as a
story got from Kilberry.
384. The origin of the name Cnoc Angil (in Islay). The
Feinne appear in this, and an old woman who
runs off with their arms.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Matheson Collection > Popular tales of the west Highlands > Volume 4 > (417) |
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| Description | Volume IV. |
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| Shelfmark | Mat.77 |
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| Description | Orally collected with a translation by J.F. Campbell. New edition (Under the auspices of the Islay Association). |
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| Shelfmark | Mat.74-77 |
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| Description | Items from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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