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Stewart (of Appin)

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Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The marjority of the notebook relates to material collected in Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire but there are a number of loose leaves at the end which contain an account of a journey from Uibhist/Uist through An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, during which time his wife, Mary is in Edinburgh and is pregnant. There are eight blank folios at the end of the notebook. Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan...
Dates: c1872-1893

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing material collected mostly in An Apainn/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. A large proportion of the stories and biographical information about Appin was collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, who was known as Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair. Amongst the material collected from Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair are proverbs, sayings, customs, stories about local figures and families and historic anecdotes. The other main...
Dates: 1883 to 1887

Fragment of a song beginning 'Is cai[r]d[each] mi don chinne chleutach', October 1892

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/66
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Fragment of a song beginning 'Is cai[r]d[each] mi don chinne chleutach, S treubh na h-Apin mi' [Apainn/Appin, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].

Dates: October 1892

Fragment of a song beginning 'La dhuinn aig [Seriffmuir]', October 1892

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/65
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Fragment of a song beginning 'La dhuinn aig [Seriffmuir], S ioma fuil ard ga dioladh'.

Dates: October 1892

Note about a bond, 1884

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/208
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Note about a bond which reads 'Bond John Stewart 7 Jan[uary] 1879 for £500 smug[gling] C Stewart'.

Dates: 1884

Note about 'Am Muilear Beag', 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/174
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Note probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about 'Am Muilear Beag' that he must have been the miller of Innerfola [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and at [the Battle of] Culloden and that 'Carmichaels [were] great cronies of Innernahyles [Stewarts] - his leine chneis' [leine-chneis or leine-chnois 'confidant']. Also notes that the word 'fonnag' means a small man.

Dates: 1883

Note about Eas nan Ùig, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/125
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Note about Eas nan Ùig [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyll], that Carmichaels were buried there; that the MacLaurins [MacLarens] of Duror and the MacColls of Glaisdrum [Glasdrum] fought there; that Donul nan Ord [Dòmhnall nan Òrd] hid there and that the Carmichaels and Stewarts were 'bosom friends' or 'lèine-chneis'.

Dates: August 1883

Note about Stewart of Invernahyle, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/192
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Note about Stewart of Invernahyle collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73, which reads 'Du[gh]all of In[ver]nahyle was head of the Stewarts of Appin - chief. The Capt[ain].'.

Dates: 27 September 1883

Note about the feu on Glasdruim, 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/164
Scope and Contents Note probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about the feu on Glasdruim [Glasdrum, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and how the title to it was either kept on the owner's person or hidden under a stone. The feu was lost owing to acting as surety and because the MacColls were stronger than the Stewarts of Appin. Fear Ardnasheile's two servants are noted as being 'a cuif' and the other 'a man who stood up for his clan'. The feu was latterly paid...
Dates: 1883

Note about the 'Lon Tuath' in Appin, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/185
Scope and Contents Note about the 'Lon Tuath' in Appin [An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, that it was the march which divided the Stewarts from the Campbells and that the Stewarts went north to Fort William while the Campbells went to Oban [An t-Òban, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. It notes that John Livingstone's grandfather went with Cailean Ruadh [Colin...
Dates: 27 September 1883

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Isle of Mull Argyllshire Scotland 2
Oban Kilmore and Kilbride (parish) Argyllshire Scotland 2
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Portnacroish Argyllshire Scotland 2
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Tobar Churalain Argyllshire Scotland 2
Voyages and Travel 2
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Achadun Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Clach Mhic Fhraing Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Drumavuic Argyllshire Scotland 1
Duntanachan Ardchattan and Muckairn (parish) Argyllshire Scotland 1
Eas nan Uig Argyllshire Scotland 1
Eilean Musdile Lismore and Appin (parish) Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Fort William Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Kilpatrick Graveyard Mull Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Lettershuna Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Lochnell House Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Lon Tuath Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Meall a' Bhogaire Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Port Chailleach Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
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Scottish Gaelic literature 1
Sgeir a' Phobuil Argyllshire Scotland 1
South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
St Moluag's Cathedral Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
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