MacDonald (of Sleat)
Family
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
Note about Raol Donn and Blar an Dronga, c1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/85
Scope and Contents
Note about Raol Donn and Blar an Dronga [Raghnall Donn MacDonald and Blàr and Dronga/Battle of Drong] noting that Raghnall was to fight Siol Leoid [Sìol Leòid or MacLeods] at Loch nan Arm near Howbeag [Tobha Beag/Howbeg, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and that his brother Dòmhnall was going to let him be killed by MacLeod. Raghnall's men lost and word was sent to [Dòmhnall] Mac Iain ic Sheumais on Eriskay that day '& he started running & got to Carnish [Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a...
Dates:
c1872
Song entitled 'Donl Gorm' and accompanying story about Cailleach Corunna, 29 May 1869 and 15 June 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/68
Scope and Contents
Song entitled Donl Gorm [Dòmhnall Gorm] collected from Mary Ferguson, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist beginning 'Naille bho i, Ar liom gra hi naile bho i'. The song is composed of fifty-two lines and is noted as being composed by Domhnall Gorm's 'Muim altrom' or nurse. Mary states that she heard the song from her mother who had 'a large number of songs and lays of gr[ea]t antiquity' and who was known as 'Cailleach Corunna' on account of her many stories relating to Coruna [A...
Dates:
29 May 1869 and 15 June 1869
Story about an insult made at Teampull na Trionaid, 20 January 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/164
Scope and Contents
Story collected from Alexander MacDonald, Cladach Chirceboist/Claddach Kirkibost, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist telling how when MacDhonil Ghlais [MacDhòmhnaill Ghlais] came raiding at Carinish [Cairinis] they killed a cow and feasted on it in the Temple [Teampull na Trionaid/Temple of the Trinity]. One of the men took his first mouthful of beef saying 'Ichidh mi so eir tailcas na Trianaid' and subsequently choked on it. A woman struck him between the shouldders saying, 'A Thrianaid a Thrianaid...
Dates:
20 January 1871
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- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
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- Songs 2
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- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Voyages and Travel 2
- Archaeology 1
- Asphyxiation 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Customs 1
- Death 1
- Eriskay South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Fairies 1
- Family 1
- Food 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Galicia Spain 1
- Geography 1
- Geology 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Language 1
- Loch nan Arm South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Love 1
- Lullabies 1
- Marriage 1
- Names 1
- Peninsular War | 1807-1814 1
- Placenames 1
- Prophecy 1
- Protection 1
- Rebukes 1
- Spain 1
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- Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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