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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 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

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Archaeology 2
Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Biography 2
Birds 2
Cemeteries 2
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Customs 2
Death 2
Drowning 2
Fairies 2
Fishing 2
Fortifications 2
Geology 2
Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Landowners 2
Marriage 2
Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Songs 2
South 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
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
Family History 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
Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire 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
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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