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
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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
- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Archaeology 1
- Arnamul Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Biography 1
- Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cairinis North 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
- Customs 1
- Death 1
- Fairies 1
- Fala Mhuilt Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Family 1
- Family History 1
- Food 1
- Fortifications 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Geology 1
- Glaic nam Basdairean Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Gunamul Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Barra 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
- Lullabies 1
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Marriage 1
- Mingulay Scotland Scotland 1
- Na Gilleachan Ruadh Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Plants 1
- Poems 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
- Songs 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- St Kilda Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Susabeist [Mingulay] Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tides 1
- Tom a' Mhaide Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Warriors 1
- Waulking songs 1 + ∧ less
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