#alexander carmichael

[dvoeverie-stitches]

moch maduinn bhride [early on bride’s morn]

thig an nimhir as an toll [the serpent shall come from the hole]

cha bhoin mise ris an nimhir [i will not molest the serpent]

cha bhoin an nimhir rium [nor will the serpent molest me]

– alexander carmichael, ’carmina gadelica’

Carmina Gadelica is a compendium of prayers, hymns, charms, incantations, blessings, literary-folkloric poems and songs, proverbs, lexical items, historical anecdotes, natural history observations, and miscellaneous lore gathered in the Gàidhealtachd regions of Scotland between 1860 and 1909. The material was recorded, translated, and reworked by the exciseman and folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832–1912).

[julesofnature]

Power of raven be thine, power of eagle be thine Power of storm be thine, power of moon be thine Power of sea be thine, power of land be thine Goodness of sea be thine, goodness of earth be thine Each day be joyous to thee, no day be grievous to thee Love of each face be thine, death on pillow be thine Power of sea be thine, power of land be thine Goodness of sea be thine, goodness of earth be thine Alexander Carmichael collected these words more than a century ago, in Gaelic, from the people of the Scottish Hebrides.

[polyteleology]

Sian Bride / St. Bride's Charm [136]

"The charm put by Bride the beneficient, On her goats, on her sheep, on her kine, On her horses, on her chargers, on her herds, Early and late going home, and from home. To keep them from rocks and ridges, From the heels and the horns of one another, From the birds of the Red Rock, And from Luath of the Feinne. From the blue peregrine hawk of Creag Duilion, From the bridled eagle of Ben-Ard, From the swift hawk of Tordun, From the surly raven of Bard's Creag. From the fox of the wiles, From the wolf of the Mam, From the foul-smelling fumart, And from the restless great-hipped bear. From every hoofed of four feet, And from every hatched of two wings."

-Carmina Gadelica, Volume II. Edited by Alexander Carmichael. Attributed by Carmichael to Mary MacVuirich of S. Lochboisdale.

[eclecticlayman]

The Carmina Gadelica by Alexander Carmicheal, at sacred-texts.com

Carmina Gadelica is a compendium of prayers, hymns, charms, incantations, blessings, literary-folkloric poems and songs, proverbs, lexical items, historical anecdotes, natural history observations, and miscellaneous lore gathered in the Gaelic-speaking regions of Scotland between 1860 and 1909. The material was recorded, translated, and reworked by the exciseman and folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832–1912).

[onepeoplesproject]

'Knight of the Year'??? White Supremacist Gets a Big Award From His Knights of Columbus Chapter

‘Knight of the Year’??? White Supremacist Gets a Big Award From His Knights of Columbus Chapter

Now Alex Carmichael of the American Freedom Party is not known for much else except being a neo-Fascist, so ya gotta wonder why this K of C Council thought no one would notice! (more…)

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[beyond-borderlands]

Lost Scottish folk tales published online - BBC News

The complete notebooks of the Scottish folklore pioneer Alexander Carmichael are prepared for publication.

Carmichael's work has led to him being likened to the brothers Grimm in Germany.

His volume Carmina Gadelica, published in 1900, is estimated to have included only a tenth of his original research material.

Senior researcher Dr Donald William Stewart said: "Alexander Carmichael tirelessly, even obsessively, recorded the culture, lore and beliefs of his native Scottish highlands.

[hagothehills]

 ACHANAIDH COMHNADH -  PRAYER FOR PROTECTION

BHO is tu is Buachiaill thar an treuid Iomain fein shin do chleidh ’s do chaimir, Seun sinn fo do bhrot riomhach reidh;      A Sgeith dhidinn, dion ri ’r mairionn.

Bi-sa do chlaidheamh cruaidh, cosgarra, Chon sinne dhion a irinn arrais, Bho fhigeirich is bho fheadaine frinne fuara,      ’S bho dheathach ruadh an aigeil.

M’ anam an urrachd an Ard Righ, Micheil murrach an comhdhail m’ anama.

As Thou art the Shepherd over the flock Tend Thou us to the cot and the fold, Sain us beneath Thine own glorious mantle;      Thou Shield of protection, guard us for ever,

Be Thou a hard triumphant slave To shield us securely from wicked hell, From the fiends and from the stieve snell gullies,      And from the lurid smoke of the abyss.

Be my soul in the trustance of the High King, Be Michael the powerful meeting my soul.

[whitedeergirl]

November New Moon Song.

November New Moon Song.

I am lifting to thee my hands, I am bowing to thee my head, I am giving thee my love, Thou glorious jewel of all the ages. I am raising to thee mine eye, I am bending to thee my head, I am offering thee my love, Thou new moon of all the ages!

Hail unto thee, Jewel of the night! Beauty of the heavens, Jewel of the night! Mother of the stars, Jewel of the night! Fosterling of the sun, Jewel of the…

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