MacDonald (of Clanranald)
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
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
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1870 to 1872
Series
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, 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, inscribed on the inside cover with 'Alexander A Carmichael Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist 15/7 1870 Note Book No 8'. The majority of this notebook contains material collected on Tarasaigh/Taransay from the MacDonalds at Paible House, Mor or Marion MacQueen and Donald MacKinnon including notes on the island's archaeology, local history and geographical changes, with stories of how coastal erosion revealed burial sites and renditions of...
Dates:
15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
Stories about Ranald MacDonald of Milton, 12 April 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/78
Scope and Contents
Stories collected from Mrs MacLellan, Ormacleit/Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist, about Captain Ranald MacDonald, father of Flora MacDonald, telling how he built the first house at Nunton [Baile nan Cailleach, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] 'after the Tota mhòr was burnt in 1715 - the night of Sheriffmuir. Allan was the Clanranald who was killed there', noting that he was killed by a man he had sent out of the country who shot him with a sixpence. Allan MacDonald of Clanranald is also...
Dates:
12 April 1870
Story about Sìne nighean MhicLeòid, 20 January 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/142
Scope and Contents
Story collected from Eachann Macleoid [Hector MacLeod], aged 85, at Caisteal Bhuiri, Lianacleit [Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Lionacleit/Linaclate, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula]. His patronymic is given as 'Each[ann] mac Dhonul ic 'Urchai ic Neil ic Coinnich ic Iain ic Ruari ic Thormaid ic Uilleam ic Thorcail ic Leoid Leothais'. Hector states that he is the same age as Clanranald and that his great grandfather Niall mac Leoid [Neil MacLeod] came with Sine ni[gh]ean mhic Leoid Leodhais...
Dates:
20 January 1871
Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing mainly Fenian songs and cattle charms. Most of the charms relate to cattle and working in the dairy and so are recited for the protection and healing of cattle, although there are some charms for protecting and healing people as well. A number of the charms include the use of medicinal plants, for which there is additional vocabulary. Carmichael also includes charms and customs for predicting marriage partners. Almost all of...
Dates:
1865-1886
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- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 5
- Customs 4
- Family 4
- Family History 4
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Language 4
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Songs 4
- Vocabulary 4
- Voyages and Travel 4
- Biography 3
- Death 3
- Fairies 3
- Geography 3
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 3
- Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Placenames 3
- Sayings 3
- Archaeology 2
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Cattle 2
- Cemeteries 2
- Church Buildings 2
- Disputes 2
- Food 2
- Geology 2
- Houses 2
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Laments 2
- Landowners 2
- Love 2
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Names 2
- Plants 2
- Protection 2
- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Birds 1
- Boats 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Charms 1
- Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Coasts 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Dance 1
- Drowning 1
- Elopement 1
- Fenian cycle 1
- Fires 1
- Fishing 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Genealogy 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Healing 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Imprisonment 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Losgaintir Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lullabies 1
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Murder 1
- Nisishee Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Paibeil Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Poems 1
- Priests 1
- Prophecy 1
- Rocks 1
- Rossinish Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ruabhal Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Saints 1
- Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
- Sheriffmuir, Battle of | Scotland | 1715 1
- Sound of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Stones 1
- Taobh Tuath Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uidh Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vikings 1
- War 1
- Warriors 1
- Waulking songs 1 + ∧ less
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