User talk:MacRusgail

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[edit] Thanks for joining Wikipedia, MacRusgail

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[edit] Barnstar

I, V. Molotov, hereby give you this barnstar for participation in VfDs.

Image:Barnstar2.png Molotov (talk) 21:14, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Thank you. First time I've been decorated. --MacRusgail 15:32, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Minor Barnstar

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In recognition of your many good minor edits. Reyk 22:58, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

  • Thanks! --MacRusgail 22:58, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
  • My pleasure. You deserve it. Reyk 23:18, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dwelly project

Category:Dwelly This category is for articles incorporating text from “Dwelly’s [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary” (1911) by Edward Dwelly, from that dictionary's encyclopedic entries (rather than just definitions). Where possible/suitable, an English translation is used as the title:

[edit] Done (22/03/06)

Aoghairean, Aois-dàna, Brownie (elf) (Uruisg), Canntaireachd, Ciud-siorraig, Clann-an-oistir, Clay-body (Corp-creadha), Còmhla-bhigein, Crann-nan-gad, Crois-iarna (Iron Cross is taken), Crom Dubh (Crum-dubh), Cuirm, Daugh (Dabhach), Druids' glass (Gloine), Druineach, Foot plough (Cas-chrom etc), Force-fire (Tein'-eigin), Half-foot, Lavellan (Labh-allan), liaghra], Long Èireannach, Lèine bhàn, MacGillonie (Sguaban-stothaidh), Matron's badge (Bréid), Muc-sheilch, Ounceland (Unga, Peighinn etc), Oxgang (do.), Pennyland (do.), Religion of the Yellow Stick (Creideamh...), Scottish Gaelic personal naming system (names appendix), Slinneanachd, Sunwise (deiseal), Taghairm, Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands (dath), Tulchan (Tulachan), Wonder tuft (Tom-an-ioghnaidh)

[edit] Also incorporating some text from Dwelly

[edit] To do

[edit] Additional

Improve Edward Dwelly's biography.

[edit] Cailleach

I attempted the beginnings of a rewrite on this one, as it was a mess of bs when I found it the other day. I left some of the dodgy bits in, so as not to totally eviscerate what was there and start an edit war. I guess I was not bold enough. I would appreciate your input or help on what to take out or rewrite. Do you think it's worth going through and citing the bits I have sources for (McNeill et al), and deleting all the unsourced stuff, or do you think we should completely start over with it? Beannachd Leibh, --Kathryn NicDhàna 18:20, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

A bhana-charaid, as usual it's really hard to separate the bs from the real stuff. I think that the Encyclopedia Mythica seems to have a lot to answer for. I would trust McNeill over some of the really dubious stuff in there. All the best, --MacRusgail 18:26, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
I've got Gearóid Ó Crualaoich's The Book of the Cailleach (2003, Cork University Press) here, as well The Gaelic Otherworld - Ronald Black's (2005, Birlinn, Edinburgh) extensive edit and annotations of J.G. Campbell's Superstitions in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Witchcraft and the Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands. Not sure how soon I'll get to it, but maybe after I've finished reading these I can take another stab at the page, and dump anything that can't be sourced. IIRC, all the bits I added (from memory) are from McNeill, but I have no idea where some of the stuff previous editors included is from. I suspect some (most? all?) of those things will not be sourceable... or, at least not in reliable sources. Tapadh Leibh for your input, --Kathryn NicDhàna 00:58, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Traditional dies

In the article Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands, you listed Drosera rotundifolia as both a purple and yellow die. I've included this information in the sundew article I've been working on, but would like to cite the statement. Did this information come from the "Dwelly’s [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary” (1911) (Dath) listed at the bottom of the page? If not, could you list or tell me the source so I can cite the info in the sundew article? Many thanks! --NoahElhardt 21:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

The information is from Dwelly's dictionary. I'm afraid that I don't know too much about the dyes myself. --MacRusgail 15:00, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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