
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Focusing on North Mull - north of Glen More, but excluding Craignure, Torosay and Brolas - this book is an anthology of the tales and traditions of Mull in the words of those who tell them. The writing covers belief and superstitions, pastimes, work, health and cures, tales and proverbs. The subjects are taken from a wide range of sources and periods, from Martin Martin in the 17th century to writing which dates from the end of World War II, a time which saw much change in Gaelic society as a whole.The material covers traditions and accounts of a very practical and often harsh existence, variations on tales which are more obscure as well as those that are well known. The book is a celebration of a people that are often excluded from the standard historical accounts of the clans and Highlands, but who have endured much and safeguarded an important heritage.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Map
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1. Childhood and Schooling
- 2. Past Events
- 3. Birth, Life and Death
- 4. Work
- 5. Health
- 6. People and Places
- 7. Tales
- 8. Superstitions
- 9. Proverbs
- Appendix: Bards and Song
- Glossary of Gaelic Terms
- Bibliography
- Sources
- Abbreviations
- Detailed Contents
- Plates 1
- Plates 2
- Plates 3