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MacDonald (of Clanranald)

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Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Archaeological and historical notes on Caisteal Bhuiri and Clanranald, 18 January 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/137
Scope and Contents Archaeological and historical notes on Caisteal Bhuiri [Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] and Clanranald. Among the notes it is stated that Raol mac Alein [Raghnall mac Ailein] was the last to inhabit Caisteal Bhuirgh and that he added the porch and extended the west side of it. The castle was originally built on a sgeir mhara and Biorlain mac ic Ailein [Clanranald's birlinn] was anchored 'in a poll' to the east side of it. After that, children used to swim there. In...
Dates: 18 January 1871

Archaeological and historical notes on the construction of Teampull na Trionaid, 18 January 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/136
Scope and Contents Archaeological and historical notes collected from John MacKinnon, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist on the construction of Teampull na Trionaid. Included in the details are that the gable of the building fell down after people dug at the foundations to get the flagstone which were there. A man known as Uilleam Clachair, possibly William Paterson, who came from Assaint a Tua [Asainte/Assynt, Cataibh/Sutherland] to work at Baile Raghnaill/Balranald and Baile nan Caileach/Nunton...
Dates: 18 January 1871

Custom and story entitled 'Souming', 15 December 1894

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/55
Scope and Contents Custom and story written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Souming' [number and type of stock an individual croft can graze on a common grazings] describing the ages at which cows were included in the 'leibhidh' [levy], how in 1810 Lord MacDonald and MacCoinnich Bodhar of Lewis [MacKenzie of Seaforth, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis] introduced new rules while Clanranald had no souming until 1820. MacRury states that in 1830 his grandfather had to send five...
Dates: 15 December 1894

Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing field and transcribed material. The notebook is inscribed on the front inside cover with the following: 'Scrap Book MS No1 Alex[ander] Carmichael (of Lismore) Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist] 1864'. On the recto side of the fly leaf is written 'Angus MacDonald Staoinebrig tale teller' and on the verso side of the fly leaf is written 'Bought at Drew's Saint columb Cornwall this 17 day of Nov[ember] 1864 A. A. Carmichael p2/3'....
Dates: 1864-1867

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael probably while he lived at 31, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, as this address is written in ink on the first folio. Written on the inside front cover but heavily scored is text which reads 'Mrs Malcolm MacLeod, [- Islay], widow of Mal[colm] MacLeod [Loch-]. The majority of the notebook contains material collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Ìle/ Islay relating folklore and natural history about the birds, fish, shellfish and animals found in and...
Dates: 1887

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Written on the inside front cover is '2/9 1870. Oban' and on the flyleaf is '[deleted: Twas] Friday 2 Sep[tember]. 1870. 12 noon from Ob[an]'. Folios 1-3r and 75r to 117v are blank. The text on folio 3v and 4r and 4v is written updside down and is later text (29 January 1875). The contents are in two distinct sections, the first being material collected on Lios Mòr/Lismore and the second being material collected in South Uist. Much of the...
Dates: 2 September 1870 to 7 October 1875

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing primarily songs and stories collected in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, Barraigh/Barra, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis. The main informants are Roderick MacNeil or Ruairidh an Rùma from Mingulay and Penelope MacLellan of Ormacleit/Ormaclete. The bulk of the material from MacNeil relates to the southernmost islands of the Hebrides and covers topics such as bird-fowling, the island way of life, place-names,...
Dates: c1868 to 16 June 1876

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1870 to 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing the stories 'Rocabarrai' and 'Cugarbhad'; some songs and song fragments; customs relating to religious festivals, particularly on the Isle of Barra; stories about the MacNeil of Barra; stories and archaeological notes on Castle Beagram [Caisteal Bheagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]; cattle charms and stories about the Lochlannaich [Vikings]. As well as archaeological notes on chapels and cemeteries the majority of the notebook...
Dates: 1870 to 1872

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107
Scope and Contents

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing an essay entitled 'Bards and Bardism of the Highlands'; some notes on archaeology in Barra [Barraigh], Vatersay [Bhatarsaigh] and Sandray [Sanndraigh]; Fenian songs and poems; songs and poems relating to the MacDonalds; and a story entitled 'Prince Charlie's Pipe' mostly collected from South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] and Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla].

Dates: 1864-1869

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1874, 1877 and 1891

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108
Scope and Contents Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing songs, poems, tales, names, vocabulary and expressions collected in the Outer Hebrides [Na h-Eileanan an Iar]. The first part of the volume contains transcriptions taken as Carmichael listened to informants in 1877 while the second part appears to be copies of previous transcriptions of material collected by Carmichael and Rev Malcolm MacPhail in 1874 and written into the notebook in 1891. Amongst the material is a version of the lament...
Dates: 1874, 1877 and 1891

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Tales 45
South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 40
Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 30
Songs 27
North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 23
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Biography 21
Family History 18
Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 17
Family 15
Language 14
Death 12
Poems 12
Vocabulary 12
Love 11
Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 11
Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 11
Voyages and Travel 11
Archaeology 10
Customs 10
Placenames 9
Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 8
Cemeteries 8
Fairies 8
Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 8
Marriage 8
Waulking songs 8
Church Buildings 7
Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 7
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 7
Laments 7
Birds 6
Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 6
Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 6
Loss (of people or things) 6
Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 6
Sayings 6
Argyllshire Scotland 5
Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 5
Drowning 5
Fenian cycle 5
Fishing 5
Genealogy 5
Geography 5
Landowners 5
Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 5
Protection 5
Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 5
Castles 4
Cattle 4
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Drimsdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Food 4
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Inheritance and Succession 4
Ireland 4
Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Lullabies 4
Murder 4
Plants 4
Poets, Scottish 4
Rossinish Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Stilligarry South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Stone crosses 4
Warriors 4
Boisdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 3
Disputes 3
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Fenians 3
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Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 3
Names 3
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Sheriffmuir, Battle of | Scotland | 1715 3
Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
Trees 3
Wells 3
Women 3
Airigh-mhuilinn South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Balivanich Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Blacksmiths 2
Boats 2
Clachan na Luib North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Cladh Mhoire Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Curses 2
Daliburgh South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Edinburgh -- Scotland 2
Eilean Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Fires 2
Fortifications 2
Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Geology 2
Houses 2
Islay Argyllshire Scotland 2
Kilpheder South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 2
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