MacNeil (of Barra)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
Two stories about Ruary an tartair [Roderick MacNeil] and accompanying notes about Barraigh/Isle of Barra], 1867
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/25
Scope and Contents
Two stories about Ruary an tartair [Ruairidh an Tartair or Roderick MacNeil], the first being that when he had dinner he would send a servant to the top of He-eveall [Sheabhal/Heabhal, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] with a trumpet to proclaim as such, noting that 'Biola-creag was the badge on MacNeils livery' [Bual na Creige/Biulacraig, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay] and that it is the 'third if not the second highest [cliff] in Britain'. The second story tells how he went to challenge Rob Roy [MacGregor]...
Dates:
1867
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- Geography 2
- Landowners 2
- Placenames 2
- Poems 2
- Voyages and Travel 2
- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biography 1
- Birds 1
- Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Castles 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Church Buildings 1
- Clans (Scotland) 1
- Coastal Landforms 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Death 1
- Drowning 1
- Emblems 1
- Fairies 1
- Family 1
- Family History 1
- Fishing 1
- Food 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gold 1
- Heabhal Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kisimul Castle Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Laments 1
- Language 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Love 1
- Lullabies 1
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Marriage 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ores 1
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Payment 1
- Plants 1
- Protection 1
- Saints 1
- Sanndraigh Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sayings 1
- Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
- Sheep 1
- Songs 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vocabulary 1
- Warriors 1
- Waulking songs 1 + ∧ less
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