MacNeil (of Barra)
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Found in 3 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
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
Place-name note about Bàgh Chlann Neill and accompanying story fragment, 13 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/89
Scope and Contents
Place-name note about Bàgh Chlann Neill, that it is at Losaid at Bun at Sruth Obe [Rubh' an Losaid, An Struth, An t-Ob/Leverburgh, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] and accompanying story fragment which reads 'Some MacNeills lived here & when they com[menced] a creach they ran away & took their boat to le'.
Dates:
13 July 1870
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- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Songs 2
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Vocabulary 2
- Voyages and Travel 2
- An Struth Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Boats 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cattle 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cemeteries 1
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- Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Family 1
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- Food 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Genealogy 1
- Houses 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Leverburgh Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Murder 1
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- Nisishee Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Paibeil Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Prophecy 1
- Rocks 1
- Rubh' an Losaid Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sayings 1
- Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Taobh Tuath Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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