The Abduction of a Carlyle Heiress
TDGNHAS Series III, 16 (1929-30), 37(WARNING very large file size: 28.93 MB)
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The Admirable Crichton: A Translation of a Latin Oration delivered by him before the Senate of Genoa in July, 1579, and a brief Acount of his Life TDGNHAS Series II, 21 (1908-09), 100(WARNING very large file size: 10.64 MB) |
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The Agriculture of South-Western Scotland in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Recent, Recent (Social), Agriculture, History TDGNHAS Series III, 55 (1980), 133(WARNING very large file size: 42.93 MB) |
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The Alleged Parish of Irving, Dumfriesshire TDGNHAS Series III, 89 (2015), 55(4.65 MB)
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The claim that there was a pre-reformation parish of Irving, which took its name from the local family and was later incorporated into the present parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming in Dumfriesshire, was first raised in the Statistical Account of 1794, and is still a popular understanding today. On the other hand the claim was questioned by Chalmers as early as 1807, and was declared to be ‘a myth’ by Adamson in 2010. This article lists extensive relevant evidence pertaining to the parishes of Irving and Kirkpatrick Fleming, including some taken from hitherto unpublished family papers, and goes on to discuss why the alleged parish, if it did exist, was so named, where it was located and when it was conjoined, and also why Kirkpatrick Fleming was so named. It becomes clear that all the contemporary evidence points towards there never having been a parish of Irving, and that the parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming was so named before the Irving family became significant landowners in the area. The article then considers the sources that seem to explain why and by whom the alleged parish was ‘invented’, and shows that both its likely proponents, a laird and a minister, soon abandoned their fabrication. Finally the likely origin of the Dumfriesshire surname of Irving is attributed to the medieval Ayrshire port of Irvine. While the authors of the Old Statistical Account give valuable insights into contemporary life, this cameo is an example of why we should be less trustful of their recording of local history. |
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The Alpine or Blue Hare - Lepus variabilis TDGNHAS Series I, 2 (1863-64), 27(3.72 MB) |
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The Anatomy and Habits of the Spoonbill [Platalea Leucordia] [Summary only] TDGNHAS Series I, 3 (1864-65), 12(3.77 MB) |
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The Ancient Burial recently discovered at Locharbriggs Bronze Age, Prehistory (General), Archaeology (General), Recent, Recent (Social), Recent (Literature & Art) TDGNHAS Series II, 13 (1896-97), 74(WARNING large file size: 7.09 MB) |
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The Ancient Lake Dwellings [Crannogs] of Scotland [Summary only] Archaeology (General), Prehistory (General) TDGNHAS Series II, 4 (1883-86), 94(WARNING large file size: 8.7 MB) |
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The Angles in Scotland and the Mote of Mark Early Mediaeval, Iron Age, Roman and Romano British TDGNHAS Series III, 50 (1973), 37(WARNING very large file size: 34.68 MB) |
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The Anglian Sculptured Crosses of Dumfriesshire TDGNHAS Series III, 38 (1959-60), 9(WARNING very large file size: 44.37 MB) |
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The Animal Bones from the Moated Manor at Dunrod, Kirkcudbright TDGNHAS Series III, 43 (1966), 135(WARNING very large file size: 73.74 MB) |
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The Animal Call Words of Dumfriesshire and the Secrets they Reveal Etymology, Archaeology (General) TDGNHAS Series III, 19 (1933-35), 319(WARNING very large file size: 50.85 MB) |
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The Annanfoot Roman Camp, Newbie TDGNHAS Series III, 81 (2007), 57(2.95 MB)
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The purpose of this note is to record the findings of an archaeological evaluation at Muirkirk Road, Newbie on 0.74 ha of agricultural ground to be developed for housing (NGR: NY 1808 6528). The evaluation, in November 2004, comprised six trenches coverin |
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The Antimony, Bismuth, Molybdenum and Tungsten Minerals of South-West Scotland TDGNHAS Series III, 50 (1973), 1(WARNING very large file size: 34.68 MB) |
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The Antiquarian Jaunts of Thomas Johnston Archaeology (General), Antiquarian TDGNHAS Series III, 36 (1957-58), 98(WARNING very large file size: 19.04 MB) |
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A. MacLean, J. Scott-Elliot and A.E. Truckell The Antiquarian Jaunts of Thomas Johnston. (Appendix) Archaeology (General), Antiquarian, Early Mediaeval, Bronze Age TDGNHAS Series III, 36 (1957-58), 108(WARNING very large file size: 19.04 MB) |
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The Antiquities of Eskdalemuir Bronze Age, Parish History, Prehistory (General), Archaeology (General), Roman and Romano British, Iron Age, Mediaeval, Genealogy, Recent, Recent (Social), Recent (Literature & Art), Folklore TDGNHAS Series II, 13 (1896-97), 13(WARNING large file size: 7.09 MB) |
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The Antiquities of Girthon Parish History, Etymology, Mediaeval, Campanology, Genealogy, Recent, Archaeology (General), Prehistory (General) TDGNHAS Series II, 13 (1896-97), 75(WARNING large file size: 7.09 MB) |
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The Antiquities of Innismurry Island [Summary only] TDGNHAS Series III, 22 (1938-40), 51(WARNING very large file size: 54.53 MB)
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This lantern lecture on the well-known ecclesiastical site at Innismurry was delivered by one who had spent many happy days on the mainland facing the island. After a brief outline of its place in the history of the early Irish Celtic Church, Mr McWilliam |
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The Apparent Origin of a Place-Name [Hazeliebrae, Kirkmichael] TDGNHAS Series II, 19 (1906-07), 194(WARNING large file size: 8.84 MB) |