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MacNeil (of Barra)

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Found in 4 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

Song entitled 'Is Ann A Ghabh Mi Mo Chead' and accompanying note, 23 March 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/14
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Is Ann A Ghabh Mi Mo Chead' collected from Catrina Pearson [Catherine Pearson or MacPherson] pauper, Ceanntangbhal, Barrai [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] beginning ''S ann a ghabh mi mo chead dhiot, A cheist nam fear oga'. The song has seven verses. The accompanying note states that the song was composed by the daughter of Donald son of MacNeil of Barra to James MacDonald of Clanranald, who got Boisdale [Baghasdal, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] after the MacNeils...
Dates: 23 March 1871

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Biography 3
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Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 3
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Songs 3
South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 3
Vocabulary 3
Voyages and Travel 3
Archaeology 2
Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Birds 2
Cemeteries 2
Customs 2
Death 2
Drowning 2
Fairies 2
Family History 2
Fishing 2
Fortifications 2
Geology 2
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Landowners 2
Marriage 2
Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
North Uist 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
Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Boisdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Church Buildings 1
Cladh Neart Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Coastal Landforms 1
Coire Fhiarail Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Fala Mhuilt Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Family 1
Food 1
Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
Gearraidh Iain North 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
Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Laments 1
Leac Ia'un Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Leac Shleite Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Loss (of people or things) 1
Lullabies 1
Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Mingulay Scotland Scotland 1
Na Gilleachan Ruadh Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Plants 1
Poems 1
Prophecy 1
Protection 1
Ru Eoiridh Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Rubha Liath Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Saints 1
Sayings 1
Sea faring 1
Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
Sheep 1
Sithein a' Bhealaich South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Sleat (parish) Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Sloc Chaisigeo Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Sloc Chremisgeo Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Sloc na h-Aoineig Mingulay Inverenss-shire Scotland 1
Solon Beag Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
St Kilda Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Susabeist [Mingulay] Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Tides 1
Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Tom a' Mhaide Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Vikings 1
War 1
Warriors 1
Waulking songs 1
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