MacDonald (of Clanranald)
Family
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
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
Story about the burial of Donald mac 'ic Ailein of Clanranald, c1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/81
Scope and Contents
Story about the burial of Donald mac 'ic Ailein [Donald MacDonald 13th of Clanranald] stating that only three of the Clanranald were buried at Howmore [Tobha Mòr, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The story tells of his marriage, of his building a house for his wife in Canna [Canaigh], her elopment with a paramour and his return to Howmore for burial through North Uist [Uibhist a Tuath] following his death on Canna. Later members of the clan were buried in Nunton [Baile nan Cailleach, Beinn na...
Dates:
c1872
Story entitled 'Caisteal Bhuiri', 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/35
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Caisteal Bhuiri' [Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] collected from an unnamed informant telling how. Written transversely over the first few lines of this item also in pencil is 'Donl mac Iain Mhuid[eartach] who lived at Borve last was the last buried in the tunga at Howmore [Tobha Mòr, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Raol Mor & Raol Og buried at Cladh Mhoire Nunton in the caibieal'.
Dates:
1871
Story entitled 'Cu Du Mhic a Phi' and accompanying alternative version, 28 October 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/97
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Cu Du Mhic a Phi' [Cù Dubh Mhic a' Phì] collected from Archibald Currie, shoemaker, Àird na Monadh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The story tells of the wife of the shepherd called Mac a' Phì who lives by Loch Ollabhat and is asked to provide cloth by a lady at Loch Olabhat/Loch Olavat and Bailemhanaich/Balivanich both Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula. She panics that she will not be able to meet the task and summons the fairies to help. Realising that it was probably unwise to enlist...
Dates:
28 October 1872
Story entitled 'Do'ull Gearr no Cearr' including a short verse, 24 January or February 1865
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/13
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Do'ull Gearr no Cearr' collected from Janet Currie, age 64, Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The story tells how Niall Mòr acquired the right from Mac 'Ic Ailean [Clanranald] to Baile-bhaird at Staolaigearai [Baile a' Bhàird, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and how his son Donald Gearr lost that right. Donald had married twice and his second wife realised that her children would come second to those of his first wife so she burnt...
Dates:
24 January or February 1865
Story entitled 'Dun -Ra'ail', 29 January 1875
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/124
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Dun -Ra'ail' [Dùn Raghnaill] probably collected from John MacInnes, aged 70 years, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist telling how Dùn Raghnaill came to be built. Raol mac Ailein [Raghnall mac Ailein or Ranald MacDonald of Clanranald] lived at Dremisdale Dreumasdal/Drimsdale and his son in Morar [Mòrar, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire]. After a hard spring, his son came ashore at Loch Sgioport looking for food but he refused to give him any. In the...
Dates:
29 January 1875
Story entitled 'Flora MacDonald', 1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/20
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Flora MacDonald' telling how she met Bonnie Prince Charlie and how MacDonalds and MacEachens helped him to escape from Uist, including details of a priest's encounter with government officers and the various cordons through which they managed to pass unobserved. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates:
1892
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
Story entitled 'Mac Mhuirich Mor', 27 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/46
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Mac Mhuirich Mor' probably collected from Penelope MacLellan, Ormacleit/Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The text bears a number of annotations and amendments in pencil and has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere. The story tells how MacMhuirich Mòr found a small cat-like creature and took it home. His wife urged him to return the creature to where he had found it but he refused. The creature's mother came looking for her young and threatened to cause...
Dates:
27 May 1869
Story relating to George Munro, John Munro, Hugh MacEachen and Father Ranald MacEachen and accompanying poem, 1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/22
Scope and Contents
Story relating to George Munro, John Munro, Hugh MacEachen and Father Ranald MacEachen. The story tells how George Munro lived until he was ninety-one years old and was the son of John Munro, minister of Duirinish, Skye [Diùirinis, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. Once when Clanranald was on the Isle of Skye, he asked John Munro what favour he could do him and the reply was to give Uibhist a Deas/South Uist to his son George. On another occasion George 'showed kindness' to Father...
Dates:
1892
Filtered By
Additional filters:
- Subject
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 33
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 22
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 16
- Biography 15
- Family 15
- Family History 13
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 13
- Language 12
- Songs 12
- Vocabulary 10
- Voyages and Travel 10
- Death 9
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 9
- Poems 9
- Customs 8
- Fairies 8
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 7
- Love 7
- Placenames 7
- Archaeology 6
- Cemeteries 6
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 6
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 6
- Marriage 6
- Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 6
- Church Buildings 5
- Fenian cycle 5
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 5
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 5
- Landowners 5
- Sayings 5
- Birds 4
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Castles 4
- Cattle 4
- Charms 4
- Drowning 4
- Fishing 4
- Genealogy 4
- Geography 4
- Inheritance and Succession 4
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Protection 4
- Stilligarry South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Warriors 4
- Boisdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Disputes 3
- Drimsdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Fenians 3
- Food 3
- Hospitality 3
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Laments 3
- Loss (of people or things) 3
- Magic 3
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Murder 3
- Names 3
- Plants 3
- Sheriffmuir, Battle of | Scotland | 1715 3
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Trees 3
- Waulking songs 3
- Women 3
- Airigh-mhuilinn South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Argyllshire Scotland 2
- Balivanich Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Blacksmiths 2
- Boats 2
- Clachan na Luib North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Dogs 2
- Fish 2
- Fortifications 2
- Geology 2
- Houses 2
- Ireland 2
- Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 2
- Loch Aineort South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Poets, Scottish 2
- Prophecy 2
- Revenge 2
- Righ Lochan 2
- Rocks 2
- Rossinish Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Stone crosses 2
- Stones 2
- Storytelling 2
- Tools 2
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Vikings 2
- Wells 2
- Achadun Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Aird Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Allt Aogain Lismore Argyllshire Scotland 1
- American War of Independence | 1775-1783 1 + ∧ less
∨ more