Skip to main content

MacNeil (of Barra)

 Family

Found in 5 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

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, inscribed on the inside cover with 'Alexander A Carmichael Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist 15/7 1870 Note Book No 8'. The majority of this notebook contains material collected on Tarasaigh/Taransay from the MacDonalds at Paible House, Mor or Marion MacQueen and Donald MacKinnon including notes on the island's archaeology, local history and geographical changes, with stories of how coastal erosion revealed burial sites and renditions of...
Dates: 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871

Song beginning 'Hu ru o na hi oro' and accompanying story, 21 May 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/11
Scope and Contents Song collected from Donald MacPhee, blacksmith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, beginning 'Hu ru o na hi oro, Na nam faite Seathain ri fhuasgla[dh]' [Seathan Mac Rìgh Èireann] composed of fifteen lines. The story tells how the song was composed by an aunt of MacLeod of Harris to MacNeill Dhun an t-Sleibh [Dùn an t-Sleibh, Barraigh/Isle of Barra], her husband. She alleged that a priest had tried to take advantage of her in the confessional the response to which was that the priest...
Dates: 21 May 1869

Story about the building of Ciosmaol, 1867

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/46
Scope and Contents Story about the building of Ciosmaol [Caisteal Chiosmuil/Kisimul Castle, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] naming Cul and Biann as responsible for the building after whom Baghan Chul Biain is named. The water for the castle is taken from 'Aird-ghlais in lead pipes to the centre of the rock within the castle' [possibly Rubha Glas]. The story concludes with a note saying that MacNeil of Barra was married to the Earl of Bute's daughter and once when MacNeil was away from home and her father was coming to...
Dates: 1867

Story about the Lochlannaich [Vikings] and MacNeils, 24 September 1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/99
Scope and Contents Story about the Lochlannaich [Vikings] and MacNeils which tells how the Lochlannaich built Caisteal Loch Thangastail [Dùn Mhic Leòid, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] and MacNeil's daughter married one of them and lived in the dun there. MacNeil wanted to kill the Lochlannaich because they were getting on in the country so he found out from his daughter what their weakness was and subsequently attacked them at night killing them all. MacNeil's daughter was pregnant and bore a son called Cailein or...
Dates: 24 September 1872

Filtered By

  • Subject: Family X
  • Subject: Placenames X

Additional filters:

Subject
Marriage 4
Songs 3
Archaeology 2
Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Biography 2
∨ more
Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Cemeteries 2
Church Buildings 2
Customs 2
Death 2
Disputes 2
Fairies 2
Family History 2
Fishing 2
Food 2
Geography 2
Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 2
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Kisimul Castle Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Laments 2
Landowners 2
Language 2
Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Murder 2
North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Sayings 2
Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 2
South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Vocabulary 2
Voyages and Travel 2
Waulking songs 2
An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Birds 1
Building 1
Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Castles 1
Cattle 1
Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Coasts 1
Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Doirlinn Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Drowning 1
Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Genealogy 1
Geology 1
Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Houses 1
Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Lag Fhliodh Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Loch Tangasdail Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Losgaintir Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Love 1
Lullabies 1
Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Names 1
Nisishee Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Paibeil Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Parties (social gatherings) 1
Payment 1
Plants 1
Plumbing 1
Poems 1
Priests 1
Protection 1
Revenge 1
Rocks 1
Rubha Glas Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Saints 1
Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Stonemasons 1
Stones 1
Tangasdal Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Taobh Tuath Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Uidh Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Warriors 1
Wells 1
+ ∧ less