Essay on the Barra Cross

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Two versions of an essay on the Barra Cross by Alexander Carmichael.

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Carmichael | Alexander Archibald | 1832-1912 | folklorist and antiquarian

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Barra Island (Scotland)

Archive Record|Table of contents

The Carmichael-Watson CollectionColl-97

Gaelic NotesColl-97/CW1

Traditional Tales No. 1Coll-97/CW2

Traditional tales and songs No. 3Coll-97/CW3

Letter to Alexander Carmichael from Reverend MacPhail with poemColl-97/CW4

Notebook with assorted Gaelic notesColl-97/CW5

Dictionary of Gaelic EtymologiesColl-97/CW6

Gaelic poems, charms, etc. collected by Alexander CarmichaelColl-97/CW7

Topographical, lexicographical, etc. notesColl-97/CW8

Topographical Notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW9

Transcripts from the Book of the Dean of LismoreColl-97/CW10

Miscellaneous Papers and Notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW11

Topographical and Other Notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW12

Miscellaneous Notes by Rev Charles RobertsonColl-97/CW13

Notes on the Culdees and Their RulesColl-97/CW14

Glossary to Duncan Ban Macintyre's Songs and Corrections of Calder's EditionColl-97/CW15

Notes on Gaelic Grammar and VocabularyColl-97/CW16

Notes on the Surname MathiewsonColl-97/CW17

Lewis Place namesColl-97/CW18

NotebookColl-97/CW19

NotebookColl-97/CW20

NotebookColl-97/CW21

Gaelic poem dedicated to Miss Ella CarmichaelColl-97/CW22

Celtic Class NotesColl-97/CW23

Etymological NotesColl-97/CW24

Notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW25

Notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW26

Philological NotesColl-97/CW27

Central Highland Place NamesColl-97/CW28

Miscellaneous Papers by Alexander MacBainColl-97/CW29

NotebookColl-97/CW106

NotebookColl-97/CW112

Field NotebookColl-97/CW113

Field notebookColl-97/CW114

NotebookColl-97/CW115

Field NotebookColl-97/CW150

Volume titled 'General Entry Book No.247'Coll-97/CW154

TriadsColl-97/CW220

Notes on the word 'ob' a bay.Coll-97/CW221

TalesColl-97/CW222

Lecture on 'The Poets and Poetry of Scotland'.Coll-97/CW223

Notebook of poems and talesColl-97/CW224

Article entitled 'Place Names of Iona'Coll-97/CW225

Some Unrecorded Incidents of the '45Coll-97/CW226

'Jacobite Notes, Flora Macdonald'Coll-97/CW227

'The Prince Charlie Stool'Coll-97/CW228

'Watercolour DrawingColl-97/CW229

Notices of Carmina GadelicaColl-97/CW245

Notes on the suitability of Creagorry and Lochmaddy for a customs officeColl-97/CW345

Programme for the First Annual Soiree of the Ossianic Society of BenbeculaColl-97/CW352

Material relating to antiquarian and archaeological sites in the Outer HebridesColl-97/CW362

Article on 'Irish Accentuation and Verse'Coll-97/CW370

Collection of poems and notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW371

Collection of class lectures and class work delivered by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW372

Correspondence between Dr Alan Orr. Anderson and W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW373

Class lectures and related notes, written by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW374

Skye Place Names. District of Trotternish. Parishes of Kilmuir and Stenscholl.Coll-97/CW375

Alasdair a laoigh mo chéile: waulking song in praise of Alasdair mac CollaColl-97/CW376

A Gaelic and English VocabularyColl-97/CW377

Collection of Gaelic and English Words written by the Rev Alexander CameronColl-97/CW378

Various poems, hymns, music and related notes.Coll-97/CW379

Various articles, tales and verse.Coll-97/CW380

Various tales, verse and notes.Coll-97/CW381

Notes and tales about the Cailleach Bheur.Coll-97/CW389

Cailleach an DudainColl-97/CW390

Cailleach a' GhobhaColl-97/CW391

An t-Eilean UaineColl-97/CW392

Craighdeanan ?? / A' Chailleach MhuileachColl-97/CW393

Article entitled 'Island of Barra'Coll-97/CW394

Lecture on St KildaColl-97/CW395

Article on St KildaColl-97/CW396

Newspaper CuttingsColl-97/CW397

University of Glasgow, Gaelic Bursary Examination PapersColl-97/CW398

NotebookColl-97/CW399

Highland Home Industries PapersColl-97/CW400

Papers concerning Angus MathesonColl-97/CW401

Glasgow University Celtic Chair Appeal Fund PapersColl-97/CW402

CorrespondenceColl-97/CW403

Gaelic Version of Calvin's CatechismColl-97/CW404

Article written following the death of J.C. WatsonColl-97/CW405

Notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW406

Notes on Rosg GaidhligColl-97/CW407

Notes by W.J. WatsonColl-97/CW408

Notes on Geoffrey KeatingColl-97/CW409

Correspondence, W. Matheson to J.C. WatsonColl-97/CW410

Lecture NotesColl-97/CW411

Collection of Disiecta MembraColl-97/CW412

Correspondence, Matthew Black to J.C. WatsonColl-97/CW413

Draft Examination PapersColl-97/CW414

Grammar NotesColl-97/CW415

Class NotesColl-97/CW416

Notes on Stories from the TainColl-97/CW417

Introduction to 'Tain Bo Cuailnge'Coll-97/CW418

Notes on Old IrishColl-97/CW419

Class NotesColl-97/CW420

Poem beginning 'A Thearlaich oig a mhic Righ seumas. ' [Young Charles son of King James [Prince Charles Edward Stuart]/I saw a great pursuit after you]Coll-97/CW421

'Fionnla Choinneachain Mac Na Bantraich' [Fionnlagh Choinneachain, the widow's son]Coll-97/CW422

'Oigh an Fhuilt Oir' [The maid of the golden hair]Coll-97/CW423

'Mac a Ghothain' [The smith's son] and 'Mac Shir Eothain Lochiall agus Mac Iarl Anntruim an Eirinn' [The son of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and the son of the Earl of Antrim in Ireland]Coll-97/CW424

'Sgeulachd Sir Uallabh O Corn' [The story of Sir Uallabh O Corn]Coll-97/CW425

'Sgeulacd air Fionn Mac Dhughail' (Sgeulachd air Fionn MacCumhail) [A story about Fionn MacCumhail]Coll-97/CW426

'Sgeul na Luireach' [The story of the breastplate]Coll-97/CW427

Tale beginning 'Bha duin uasal ann uair agus bha mac dligheach agus mac diolain aige. . ' [There once was a gentleman and he had a lawful and an unlawful son…]Coll-97/CW428

Archaeological and other notesColl-97/CW429

'Sgeulachd Ghaelic mun na Feinn' [A Gaelic story about the Fenians]Coll-97/CW430

'An Cu Glas' and 'Bas Fhraoich'Coll-97/CW431

'Righ Eirean' [The King of Ireland]Coll-97/CW432

Draft petition to the Post Master GeneralColl-97/CW433

Notes on 'Deirdre'Coll-97/CW434

Tale about toads, swallows, etc.Coll-97/CW435

'Laoidh nan Ceann'Coll-97/CW436

'Clann Uisne' [The children of Uisne]Coll-97/CW437

Class notes on 'Agallamh na Senorach'Coll-97/CW438

Notes on a trip to LondonColl-97/CW439

'Gocan Feinne'Coll-97/CW440

'Cigean Cuaigean us Boc geal an Reubain'Coll-97/CW441

Etymologies concerning names around BrechinColl-97/CW442

'Sgeul Fear na Coise Bige' [The story of the man of the little foot]Coll-97/CW443

'Sgeul Cainneach Barrach' [The story of Kenneth from Barra]Coll-97/CW444

'Sgeul An Gaill' [The story of the Lowlander]Coll-97/CW445

'Luideag Bheag an Challtuinn' [The little rag from the hazel] and other talesColl-97/CW446

Notes on Gaelic surnamesColl-97/CW447

'The Destruction of the Picts'Coll-97/CW448

Tale beginning 'Bha sid uair ministir agus. . . ' [Once there was a minister and…]Coll-97/CW449

'Fisher Weddings in Golspie'Coll-97/CW451

'Connal Mac Righ Cruachan' [Connal the son of King Cruachan]Coll-97/CW452

Tales sent to D. MacInnesColl-97/CW453

Early Gaelic vocabulary listColl-97/CW454

'A 'Ghobha[r] Ghlas agus an Sionnach' [The grey goat and the fox]Coll-97/CW455

'Nead an Dreadhan Duinn ann an cean (sic) Eich' [The nest of the wren in the horse's head]Coll-97/CW456

'Contributions sent to the Museum not previously described'Coll-97/CW457

'An Feumanach' [The needy man]Coll-97/CW458

'Smiara Dubha 's an Fhaoileach' [Blackberries in January]Coll-97/CW459

'Fionnlagh Choinneachain Mac na Bantraich' [Fionnlagh Choinneachain, the widow's son]Coll-97/CW460

'Airi [sic] na h-aon Oichi' [sic] [The shieling of the one night]Coll-97/CW461

'Mar a mharbh Cu-chullainn a mhac Connlaoch' [How Cu-chullainn killed his son Connlaoch]Coll-97/CW462

Notes on CornwallColl-97/CW463

Essay on the Barra CrossColl-97/CW464

Draft article titled 'Hypogeum. At Valaquie, Island Uist' and other notesColl-97/CW465

'Eamun Mac Ghuirm' [Eamonn the son of Gorm]Coll-97/CW466

Notes on 'The Heroes of Ossian'Coll-97/CW468

'Sgeul Chois O Chein' [The story of O' Kane's leg ['The healing of Kane's leg] ]Coll-97/CW469

'Tomas Reibheir' [Thomas Rhymer]Coll-97/CW470

'Oran na Reismeid Chataich' The song of the Sutherland RegimentColl-97/CW471

Correspondence with Captain F.W.L. ThomasColl-97/CW472

Notes on Flora MacDonaldColl-97/CW473

'Na Coin Uaine' and 'Caol Readhain' [The Green Dogs and Kylerhea]Coll-97/CW474

'Luideag Bheag o'n Challtainn' [The little rag from the hazel], 'Caol Reathain' [Kylerhea], and 'Sgeul na Luraich [The story of the breastplate]Coll-97/CW475

'Nighean Righ Eirinn' [The King of Ireland's daughter]Coll-97/CW476

Assorted drafts, correspondence, etc.Coll-97/CW487

'Carmina Gadelica, Volume IV originals'Coll-97/CW494

Correspondence, J.C WatsonColl-97/CW578