MacMhuirich (hereditary bards of Clanranald)
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Story entitled 'Cugarbhad, 'Righ nan Cat'', 16 May 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW154/4
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Cugarbhad, 'Righ nan Cat'' collected from Niall Maceachain [Neil MacEachan], crofter, Towbeag [Tobha Beag/Howbeg, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] in which Macmhurich Mor Staoligearraidh [MacMhuirich mò from Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry] is out hunting and his dogs kill Cugarbhat in a cave. A cat asks MacMhuirich if his dogs killed Cugarbhat three times and on each occasion grows larger eventually jumping at MacMhuirich's throat. One annotation has been made to the text in...
Dates:
16 May 1872