MacNeil (of Barra)
Family
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
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
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 about how MacNeil died in Gearrynamoine, 19 October 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/168
Scope and Contents
Story collected from Rev Alexander Campbell, priest, Bornais/Bornish, Uibhist a deas/South Uist, telling how MacDonald of Boisdale was always trying to catch MacNeil of Barra. One day he and his men lay hidden under heather in the bottom of a boat of women. MacNeil fell for the trap and Boisdale caught him. When they landed at Kilbride [Cille Bhrìghde] MacNeil escaped and so Boisdale and his men pursued him. While they were passing through Gearrynamoine [Geàrraidh na Mònadh/Garrynamonie] 'a...
Dates:
19 October 1871
Two stories about Raol mor mac ic Ailein, 20 January 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/152
Scope and Contents
Two stories collected from Hector MacLeod, aged 85, at Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Lionacleit/Linaclate, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula about Raol mor mac ic Ailein [Raghnall Mòr mac 'ic Aileain or Ranald MacDonald of Clanranald]. The first story tells of a foster-brother of Nighean Mhic Neill came from Barraigh/Isle of Barra to visit her at Caisteal Borgh but unable to get across the ford he stayed at a shoemaker's house. In the morning, a miosgan ime was placed on the table and the Barrach...
Dates:
20 January 1871
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- Death 5
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 5
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 5
- Archaeology 4
- Geography 4
- Language 4
- Placenames 4
- Vocabulary 4
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Biography 3
- Cemeteries 3
- Customs 3
- Fairies 3
- Family 3
- Food 3
- Geology 3
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Landowners 3
- Love 3
- Marriage 3
- Murder 3
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Songs 3
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Birds 2
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Church Buildings 2
- Drowning 2
- Family History 2
- Fishing 2
- Fortifications 2
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 2
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 2
- Laments 2
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Sayings 2
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 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
- Arnamul Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Boisdale (parish) South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Bornish South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Building 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Castles 1
- Cattle 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cladh Neart Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Coastal Landforms 1
- Coasts 1
- Coire Fhiarail Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Disputes 1
- Fala Mhuilt Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Forgiveness 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Genealogy 1
- Geàrraidh na Mònadh South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Glaic nam Basdairean Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gunamul Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Hospitality 1
- Houses 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Justice 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Leac Ia'un Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Leac Shleite Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Losgaintir Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lullabies 1
- Mingulay Scotland Scotland 1
- Na Gilleachan Ruadh Barra (parish) 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
- Plants 1
- Poems 1
- Prophecy 1
- Protection 1
- Punishment 1
- Revenge 1
- Rocks 1
- Ru Eoiridh Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Rubha Liath Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Saints 1
- Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1 + ∧ less
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