MacNeil (of Barra)
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Account of a fishing trip around Mingulay with accompanying place-name notes, descriptions and stories, 23 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/31
Scope and Contents
Account by Alexander Carmichael of a fishing trip around Miulay [Miùghlaigh/Mingulay] with accompanying place-name notes, descriptions and stories. Carmichael notes geographical features such as high points, caves, rocks or arches; archaeological sites such as dùns or graveyards; places people have used for looking after livestock or catching birds and fish, noting breeding grounds or habits of some birds; and sea-faring items such as the conditions of the sea or navigation techniques. One...
Dates:
23 May 1869
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
Story and notes on MacNeil of Barra's rentals on Mingulay, 23 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/35
Scope and Contents
Story and notes collected from Roderick MacNeil, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay telling how 'Barra one year made a rent of £14,000' and how MacNeill [MacNeil of Barra] came over fourteen days before Lunasdal stayed until '14 days of Foghar'. No one dared to go to Lianamal [Liànamul] before he came. The measurements of feorlig and peighinn are noted according to how many [barrels] are paid in rent according to feorlig or peighinn. The story states that 'All were taken from Lianamal. After that MacNeill...
Dates:
23 May 1869
Story entitled 'Mac a' Chreachaire, faisneachd Clann Neill', 21 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/14
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Mac a' Chreachaire, faisneachd Clann Neill' collected from Donald MacPhee, blacksmith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra telling of the man who lived at Ciosmal Castle [Caisteal Chiosmuil/Kisimul Castle] with the MacNeils who made prophecies. When he prophesied that the castle 'would yet be a garrai biasta dugha' MacNeil was so angry with him, that he banished him to Maoldonaich [Maol Dòmhnaich] where he lived and died. 'The to[bh]ta he had & the plot he...
Dates:
21 May 1869
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- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Birds 2
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- Customs 2
- Drowning 2
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- Geography 2
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Language 2
- Love 2
- Placenames 2
- Vocabulary 2
- Voyages and Travel 2
- Am Blai Lin Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Am Bo Carrach Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- An Aonaig Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Archaeology 1
- Arnamul Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biography 1
- Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Church Buildings 1
- Cladh Neart Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Coastal Landforms 1
- Coire Fhiarail Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Death 1
- Emigration and Immigration 1
- Fairies 1
- Fala Mhuilt Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Family 1
- Family History 1
- Famines 1
- Food 1
- Fortifications 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Geology 1
- Glaic nam Basdairean Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gob na h-Airde Glaise Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Goirtean Mhic a' Chreachair Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gunamul Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Kisimul Castle Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Laments 1
- Leac Ia'un Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Leac Shleite Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lullabies 1
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Marriage 1
- Mingulay Scotland Scotland 1
- Na Gilleachan Ruadh Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Payment 1
- Plants 1
- Poems 1
- Prophecy 1
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- Protection 1
- Ru Eoiridh Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Rubha Liath Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Saints 1
- Sanndraigh Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sayings 1
- Sea faring 1
- Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
- Sheep 1
- Sithein a' Bhealaich South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sleat (parish) Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sloc Chaisigeo Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sloc Chremisgeo Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sloc na h-Aoineig Mingulay Inverenss-shire Scotland 1
- Solon Beag Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Songs 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- St Kilda Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Susabeist [Mingulay] Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tides 1
- Tom a' Mhaide Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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