MacDonald (of Clanranald)
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Archaeological and historical notes on Caisteal Bhuiri and Clanranald, 18 January 1871
Item
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
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876
Series
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
Story about Siol Mhurchaidh and Siol Ghoraidh, 13 July 1870 to 14 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/91
Scope and Contents
Story about Siol Mhurchaidh and Siol Ghoraidh collected from Ruary MacCoinnich [Roderick MacKenzie], aged 68 years, carpenter, Struan-rua, Malacleit [Sruthan Ruadh, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] telling how eighteen families of Siol Ghoraidh lived at Udal and murdered Siol Mhurchaidh while they were resting from ploughing. They put a bonnet on each cas chrom [plough] and Siol Mhurchaidh's wives thought that they were all working until they got close to them and found them...
Dates:
13 July 1870 to 14 July 1870
Story entitled 'Mac Iain ic Sheumais', 27 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/44
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Mac Iain ic Sheumais' collected from Mrs MacLenan [Penelope MacLellan], Ormacleit [Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] whose father was a great or great great grandson of Donul [Dòmhnall] Mac I[ain] ic Sheumas and who was named after him. Eiriosgaigh/Eriskay
Dates:
27 May 1869
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- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Family History 3
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Birds 2
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Death 2
- Fishing 2
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Warriors 2
- Aird Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Airigh-mhuilinn South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Archaeology 1
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biography 1
- Boats 1
- Boisdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caolas Eirisgeigh Eriskay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Castles 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Church Buildings 1
- Cleitreabhal a Deas North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cleitreabhal a Tuath North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Clothing and dress 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Customs 1
- Eriskay South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Fairies 1
- Family 1
- Food 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Genealogy 1
- Geography 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Griminish North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Hunting 1
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Laments 1
- Landowners 1
- Language 1
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loch Aineort South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loch Cleitreabhal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loch Sollas North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Love 1
- Lullabies 1
- Marriage 1
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Murder 1
- Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Oaths 1
- Oban Lionacleit Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Placenames 1
- Plants 1
- Ploughing 1
- Poems 1
- Protection 1
- Revenge 1
- Saints 1
- Sayings 1
- Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
- Solas North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Songs 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sruthan Ruadh North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vocabulary 1
- Voyages and Travel 1
- Waulking songs 1
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