MacNeil (of Barra)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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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- An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Archaeology 1
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Birds 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Church Buildings 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Drowning 1
- Family 1
- Family History 1
- Fishing 1
- Food 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Geology 1
- Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Laments 1
- Landowners 1
- Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lullabies 1
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Plants 1
- Poems 1
- Prophecy 1
- Protection 1
- Saints 1
- Sayings 1
- Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
- South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vikings 1
- War 1
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