MacNeil (of Barra)
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Found in 6 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, 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
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
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
Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1865-1886
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing mainly Fenian songs and cattle charms. Most of the charms relate to cattle and working in the dairy and so are recited for the protection and healing of cattle, although there are some charms for protecting and healing people as well. A number of the charms include the use of medicinal plants, for which there is additional vocabulary. Carmichael also includes charms and customs for predicting marriage partners. Almost all of...
Dates:
1865-1886
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 4
- Language 4
- Marriage 4
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Placenames 4
- Songs 4
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Vocabulary 4
- Voyages and Travel 4
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Biography 3
- Death 3
- Fairies 3
- Landowners 3
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Archaeology 2
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Cattle 2
- Cemeteries 2
- Church Buildings 2
- Family 2
- Family History 2
- Food 2
- Geology 2
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 2
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Laments 2
- Love 2
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Plants 2
- Poems 2
- Protection 2
- Sayings 2
- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Birds 1
- Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Castles 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Charms 1
- Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Clans (Scotland) 1
- Coastal Landforms 1
- Coasts 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Dance 1
- Disputes 1
- Drowning 1
- Emblems 1
- Fenian cycle 1
- Fishing 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Genealogy 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gold 1
- Heabhal Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Healing 1
- Houses 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kisimul Castle Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Losgaintir Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lullabies 1
- Murder 1
- Names 1
- Nisishee Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ores 1
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Paibeil Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Payment 1
- Prophecy 1
- Rocks 1
- Saints 1
- Sanndraigh Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
- Sheep 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Stones 1
- Taobh Tuath Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uidh Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1 + ∧ less
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