MacNeil (of Barra)
Family
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Story about son of MacPhee of Colonsay and how he came to live in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, 23 March 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/6
Scope and Contents
Tale, probably told by John Pearson or John MacPherson, cottar, Ceann Tangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra, concerning the son of MacPhee of Colbhasa/Colonsay and how he and his descendants came to inhabit Miùghlaigh/Mingulay. Having been dispossessed of Colonsay, MacPhee's son came to Barra where he found employment as MacNeil's manager. No boat had been coming from Mingulay, so MacPhee's son was sent there. When he found all the islanders dead of plague, the crew would not allow him back...
Dates:
23 March 1871
Story and notes on MacNeil of Barra's rentals on Mingulay, 23 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/35
Scope and Contents
Story and notes collected from Roderick MacNeil, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay telling how 'Barra one year made a rent of £14,000' and how MacNeill [MacNeil of Barra] came over fourteen days before Lunasdal stayed until '14 days of Foghar'. No one dared to go to Lianamal [Liànamul] before he came. The measurements of feorlig and peighinn are noted according to how many [barrels] are paid in rent according to feorlig or peighinn. The story states that 'All were taken from Lianamal. After that MacNeill...
Dates:
23 May 1869
Two stories about Ruary an tartair [Roderick MacNeil] and accompanying notes about Barraigh/Isle of Barra], 1867
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/25
Scope and Contents
Two stories about Ruary an tartair [Ruairidh an Tartair or Roderick MacNeil], the first being that when he had dinner he would send a servant to the top of He-eveall [Sheabhal/Heabhal, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] with a trumpet to proclaim as such, noting that 'Biola-creag was the badge on MacNeils livery' [Bual na Creige/Biulacraig, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay] and that it is the 'third if not the second highest [cliff] in Britain'. The second story tells how he went to challenge Rob Roy [MacGregor]...
Dates:
1867
Filtered By
- Subject: Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Tales 12
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 11
- Placenames 6
- Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Cemeteries 4
- Geography 4
- Kisimul Castle Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 4
- Landowners 4
- Voyages and Travel 4
- Archaeology 3
- Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Birds 3
- Customs 3
- Drowning 3
- Fortifications 3
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 3
- Language 3
- Marriage 3
- Songs 3
- Vocabulary 3
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Biography 2
- Bual na Creige Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Castles 2
- Coastal Landforms 2
- Death 2
- Fishing 2
- Food 2
- Geology 2
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 2
- Love 2
- Payment 2
- Poems 2
- Praise 2
- Sanndraigh Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Sheep 2
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Tirunga Baoghasdail Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Warriors 2
- Aird Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Am Blai Lin Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Am Bo Carrach Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- America 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
- Baile na Creige Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Beinn Chliaid Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Borve Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Building 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Church Buildings 1
- Cladh Neart Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Clans (Scotland) 1
- Coire Fhiarail Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Deception 1
- Disguise 1
- Dogs 1
- Duart Mull Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Dwellings 1
- Emblems 1
- Etymology 1
- Fairies 1
- Fala Mhuilt Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Family 1
- Family History 1
- Fenian cycle 1
- Fenians 1
- Fionn MacCumhail 1
- Fuday Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Fugitives 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
- Gold 1
- Gunamul Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Heabhal Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Islands 1
- Isle of Mull Argyllshire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- King of Norway | Rìgh Lochlainn 1
- Kinlochmoidart Arisaig and Moidart (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Laments 1
- Leaba Mhic Neill Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 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
- Monsters 1
- Na Gilleachan Ruadh Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Newton North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ores 1
- Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Pabbay Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1 + ∧ less
∨ more