MacNeil (of Barra)
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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 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
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- Am Blai Lin Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Am Bo Carrach Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- An Aonaig Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Arnamul Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biography 1
- Birds 1
- Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Cladh Neart Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Coastal Landforms 1
- Coire Fhiarail Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Customs 1
- Death 1
- Drowning 1
- Fairies 1
- Fala Mhuilt Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Fishing 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Glaic nam Basdairean Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gunamul Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Landowners 1
- Leac Ia'un Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Leac Shleite Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Marriage 1
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Mingulay Scotland Scotland 1
- Na Gilleachan Ruadh Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Prophecy 1
- Ru Eoiridh Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Rubha Liath Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sea faring 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
- Songs 1
- South Uist 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
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vikings 1
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