MacCrimmon
Family
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of a manuscript about the family of Mac Iain vic Hemish [Donald MacDonald, Mac Iain Mhic Sheumais] and accompanying note, 9 April 1866
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/8
Scope and Contents
Copy of a manuscript about Mac Iain vic Hemish [Donald MacDonald, Mac Iain Mhic Sheumais] originally written by James MacDonald at Kalin [Ceallan/Kallin, Griomsaigh/Grimsay] June 1837. The text describes Mac Iain Mhic Sheumais's prowess as a warrior from an early age including his involvement in the Battle of Cuilen in Skye [An Cuilthionn/Cuillin, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] where he killed the MacLeod of Gesto. There is also a detailed account of a raid by MacLeods of Harris on...
Dates:
9 April 1866
Story about the MacCrimmons, MacLeods and Campbells and the rental of Boirrireig, June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/166
Scope and Contents
Story about the MacCrimmons, MacLeods, Campbells and the rental of Boirrireig [Boraraig/Borreraig/Boreraig, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] telling how the MacCrimmons had Boraraig for free as pipers to the MacLeods but now the rental is one or two hundred pounds. Glaisvein [A' Ghlas Pheighinn/Glasphein] was used by the Campbells for keeping hawks, which lead to this 'tribe' of Campbells being called 'Na Seocairean'. A John Nicolson told the informant that 'Na Seocairean' were 'teolach...
Dates:
June 1887
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- Baleshare North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biography 1
- Borreraig Isle of Skye Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Clans (Scotland) 1
- Cuillin, Battle of the | 1601 1
- Falconers 1
- Family History 1
- Glendale Duirinish Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Glenphein Duirinish Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Grimsay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Hospitality 1
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kallin Grimsay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Landowners 1
- Loch Pooltiel Duirinish Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Revenge 1
- Rodel Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Voyages and Travel 1
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