Cleachdaidhean agus Creideamhan Os-Nàdarrach

Anns am pìos seo thathar air cruinneachadh cleachdaidhean agus criedeamhan a bha aig na Muilich aig àm a choireigin.

Iteag peucag - b'e sùil an deamhainn a bha air an iteag, cha robh i idir ceadaichte a-steach anns an taigh.

Mur a b'e iasgaire a bha unnad agus ma chunnaicear mnà no muc bhiodh feum agad a' teicheadh air ais, chan fhaodar dol air bàta idir.

Chan fhaodar flùraichean geal sam bith fiù 's Neòinean no a leithid , a toirt a-steach dhan an taigh, b'e seo samhla airson bàs.

Mur a b'e iasgaire a bh' unnad, ma faca tu muc neo mnà mus tèideadh tu air bòrd na bàta, 's e droch fhortan buileach a bh'ann, 's cha bu chòir dhut idir a dol air a bhàta.

Nan robh thu iarnaigeadh clobhta aig a robh dìaman anns a mheadhan, agus chaidh an dìaman seo sìos anns a mheadhan, dipped mar gum biodh, bhiodh bàs a tighinn air do theaghlach.

Cha theireadh tu 'Bàsaich' ach airson beathaichean, 's e fìor droch rud a bha ann mar chanadh tu sin airson daoine, 's e caochladh no shiubhail e a bh'ann an còmhnaidh.

Uisge nan Uighean
Ma dhòirteadh tu an uisge anns a robh do dh'uighean a bhruich, bha seo droch chomarradh, bhiodh droch fhortan a tighinn air an taigh as dèidh sin. IV.

Caithris na h-oidhche
Dh'fhuiricheadh dà neach shuas fad dhà neo trì oidhcheannan ro tiodhlacadh, no air an toradh mar a chanas 'ad ann am Muile. Tha 'ad fhathast a' dèanamh seo ann an Dearbhaig. B'e seo seann chleachdadh gus dèanamh cinnteach nach robh radain a milleadh an cairbhinn. IV.

Dannsa an Rathaid
Bha dannsaichean air a chumail anns na sgoiltean nuair nach robh tallaidhean coimhearsnachd ann. Air oidhche Shamhna bhiodh dannsa air drochaid Dhearbhaig, 's cha robh e cho fada sin bhon a chrìochnaich 'ad. IV.

Cleachdaidhean na Sàmhainn
Tha bonnach Salainn gu math ainmeil air feadh Muile mar chleachdadh a dhèanainn gach Samhna. Biodh tu ga chòcaireachd le bhith cuir min agus salainn na pàirtean co-ionnan. Bhiodh tu cuideachd a cur air doras pìos dhen phlanntais cailise (Kail). IV.

Bàs

Nuair a tha duine air a oir bàs, tha an cleachdadh ann gus na h-uinneagan gu lèir fhosgladh, agus an nuairsin an ceann aig aon neach a chur a-mach às an uinneag agus tha e faighneachd:
"An dig thu no an dèid thu.
No an d'ich thu feòil churra?" IV.

Oidhche na Collainn

"'Se fasan a bh' ann aig Oidhche na Collainn dar a bhuail e meadhon-oidhche rachadh daoine mach a dh'fhaicinn ... a dh'fhaireachdainn dè ghaoth a ghabhad a' Chollainn againn. Bha rud mar sin a' dol, 'fhios agad. Anns a' mhadainn dar a bha thu falbh a dh'iasgachd dh'fheumadh tu am bàta thionndadh leis a' ghrian. 'S cha robh e gu diofar dè cho duilich 's a bha e, dh'fheumadh tu dhol mu'n cuairt mar sin agus can e dòigh a bha furasda idir dol mu'n cuairt leis a' ghrian. Bha, bh am fasan ann an sin agus tha mi 'smaointinn gu bheil am fasan sin a' dol fhathast.
Duine seo a Tobair Mhoire agus 'se iasgair a bh'ann, iasgair sgadain. Anns a' mhadainn dar a bha e 'cur air a bhrògan, nan tachradh gun togadh e a' bhròg cheàrr - a' bhròg dheas - cha rachadh e a dh'iasgachd idir. 'Se 'bhotainn chlì a dh'fheumadh e thogail agus nan taghadh e 'bhotainn deas cha rachadh e dh'iasgachd idir.
O ai, ai, bha sin ann cuideachd. Cha robh math dhuit sgian-phòcaid gheal a thoirt do'n bhàta idir. Nan robh sgian gheal agad thilgeadh iad far na cliathaich i.
Droch chomharradh, droch chomharradh."
Peadair MacGilleathain, Dearbhaig, 2000. IV. td. 198.

Seun Ghàidhealach à Muile

Lorgar an seun seo ann an cruth Beurla ged bha e bho thùs ann an Gàidhlig. 'S ann bha seann duine à Muile thàinig e timcheall air 1800.

"For himself and for his goods,
The charm Bridget put round Dorgill's daughter,
The charm Mary put round her Son,
Between her soles and her neck,
Between her breast and her knee,
Between her eye and her hair;
The sword of Michael be on thy side,
The shield of Michael on thy shoulder;
There is none between the sky and earth
Can overcome the King of grace.
Edge will not cleave thee,
Sea will not drown thee,
Christ's banners round thee;
Christ's shadow over thee;
From thy crown to thy sole,
The charm of virtue covers thee.
You will go in the King's name,
And come in your Commander's name;
Thou belongest to God and all His powers.
I will make the charm on Monday,
In a narrow, sharp thorny space;
Go, with the charms about thee,
And let no fear be on thee,
And let no fear be on thee!
Thou wilt ascend the tops of cliffs,
And not be thrown backwards;
Thou art the calm Swan's son in battle,
Thou wilt stand amid the slaughter;
Thou wilt run through five hundred,
And thy oppressor will be caught;
God's charm be about thee!
People go with thee!"

Bha a seòrsa seo dè seun air a chleachdadh air feadh na Gàidhealtachd gus daoine a dhìon bho iomadh seòrsa rud agus na beathaichean aca a dhìon cuideachd. Cha b'ann anns an fharsaingeachd a bha na seunaidhean seo a chleachdadh, bha iad cuideachd air an cleachdadh airson tachartasan sònraichte gur dìon bho bàthadh, no caochladh ann am blàr.
Tha e air a' chantainn gur e gobha à Muile aig an robh seun seo, 's fhuair esan e bhon athair aige. Beagan às dèidh seo liostaig e dhan arm agus bha e an lùib 30 bhlàr. Mar a tha an sgeulachd a dol, thill e dhachaigh gun goirteas sam bith, ged gu robh e air a bhualadh le peilearan, ach dh'obraich an seun gu math.

The Folklore of the Scottish Highlands, Anne Ross, 1976, Td. 104.

"Tein Èiginn"

"In describing the practice of "tein eiken"[tein' èiginn] at that period, Grimm states that, in consequence of a disease among the black cattle, the people agreed to perform an incantation although they esteemed it a wicked thing. They carried to the top of Carn Mòr a wheel and nice spindles. They extinguished every fire in every house within sight of the hill. The wheel was then turned from was to west over the nine spindles long enough o produce fire by friction. If the fire were not produced before noon, the incantation lost its effect. They failed for several days running. They attributed this failure to the obstinacy of one householder who would not let his fires be put out for what he considered so wrong a purpose. However, by bribing his servants, they contrived to have them extinguished, and in that morning raised their fire. They then sacrificed a heifer, cutting in pieces and burning, while yet alive, the diseased part. Then they lighted their own hearths from the pile, and ended by feasting on the remains. Words of incantation were repeated by an old man from Morven who came over as master of the ceremonies, and who continued speaking all the time the fire was being raised. This man was living a beggar at Ballochroy. Asked to repeat the spell, he said the sing of repeating it once had brought him to beggary and that he dared not say these words again. The whole country believed him accursed. This curious practice disappeared from Mull long ago."

An t-Eilean Muileach, The Island of Mull, John MacCormick, Glasgow, Alex MacLaren & Sons. 1923.Td. 61.

Coire Bhrochain
"O, Coire Bhrochain. Bha sin...seann chleachdadh a bha sin o shean aig, ann a' Bheurla, Treshnish Point. Tha bearradh àrd, dìreach dol a sìos do'n mhuir agus tha Coire an sin, Coir' a' Bhrochain, abraidh iad ris, agus ann na seann lathaichean, 'fhios 'ad, bha iad - mòran dhiubh, a' trusadh feamainn airson leasachadh, agus bha iad a' dèanamh poit mhòir de bhrochain, agus chan eil 'fhios 'am dè là a bh' ann, chan eil cuimhne 'am 'n e Diar-Daoine a' Bhrochain Mhòir abradh iad ris, roimh Chàisg, agus bha sin air a dhèanamh agus bha e 'ga chopadh thairis a' bhearraidh do'n mhuir, agus bha iad a' smaontinn an, 'Well, nì seo feum. Gheibh sinn gu leòr de bhàrr dearg air a thilgeil air tìr.'

Peadar MacGilleathain, Dearbhaig, 2000. IV Td. 178.

Oidhche Chalainn & A' Bhliadhn' Ùr

Aig àm na bhliadhn' ùr, bha na h-àon cleachdaidhean aig na Muilich 'sa bha aig iomadh sgìre eile thairis Alba. Aon dhiubh seo 's e gu dh'fheumadh an taigh a bhith air an glanadh agus air an sgioblachadh gu mòr. An uair a bha an gleoc air meadhan oidhche, dh'fheumadh na dorsan agus na h-uinneagan a bhith air am fosgladh gu am biodh an t-seann bhliadhn' dol-a-mach agus am bliadhn' ùr a tighinn a-steach. Chan eil an cleachdadh seo ann cho tric an latha an-diugh ach dh'fheumadh fir àrd le falt dorcha a tighinn gus a chiad cheum no a chiad chuirt, 's bhiodh cnap gual aige na làimh no botail uisge beatha airson drama a ghabhail. 'S e an abairt a bha aca 's e "Bliadhna Mhath ùr dhut" agus nam freagairt bhiodh "Mar sin dhuit fhèin is mòran dhiubh".

Donald W. MacKenzie. IV. Td. 18

IV. = Island Voices, Ann MacKenzie.