MacAskill, Kenneth, fl1794-1884 (crofter)

Person

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Fragments of stories about Cuchulainn and accompanying verse, 13 September 1873

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW105/15

Scope and Contents

Fragments of stories about Cuchulainn collected from Coinneach MacThasgail [Kenneth MacAskill], Caolas Scalpey [Caolas Scalpaigh/Kyles Scalpay, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris]. The verse begins ' 'S olc a [thuig] tusa bhuamsa, [Aoin uasail anameirich]'. The verse is composed of five lines and precedes the stories. The fragments include the story of the death of Conlaich and Nighean an Laobhaire.

Dates: 13 September 1873

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story about Olaghaire and the MacLeods in Skye, 13 September 1873

Item

Identifier: Coll-97/CW105/16

Scope and Contents

Story about Olaghaire [Olghar] and the MacLeods in Skye collected from Coinneach MacThasgail [Kenneth MacAskill], Caolas Scalpey [Caolas Scalpaigh/Kyles Scalpay, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris].