MacPhee, Donald, c1816-1869
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Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Song entitled 'Duan an Deirg' and accompanying story, 14 March 1867
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/6
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Duan an Deirg' [Lay of Dearg] and accompanying story Donul Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee], smith, Breubhaig, Barraidh [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Airis dhuinn Oisein dhamach, A mhic Fh[inn] shuairce sho-ghradhaire' and composed of a hundred and forty four lines. The text is written in ink but written transversely across the first page in pencil is 'Transcribed April 30 1869'. MacPhee states that he heard the song from 'Eachun mac Neil [Hector MacNeil] a...
Dates:
14 March 1867
Song entitled 'Laoi a Choin Dui' and accompanying note, 14 March 1867
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/8
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Laoi a Choin Dui' collected from Donul Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee], smith, [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Air bhi dhuinn la sa bheinn shelig, B ainmig leinn a bhi gun coin'. The song is composed of sixty two lines. An accompanying note states that he head the song 'from the Dall mor Eoligearry' [Eòlaigearraidh/Eoligarry].
Dates:
14 March 1867
Song entitled 'Laoi Chlann Uisne' and accompanying note, 15 March 1867
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/13
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Song entitled 'Laoi Chlann Uisne' collected from Donul Mac a Bhi [Donald MacPhee], smith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra beginning 'A Chlann Uisne nan each geala, Sibh a tir nam fear fuil[each]' and composed of one hundred and fifty nine lines. The accompanying note written transversely over some of the text reads 'Copy sent the Rev Mr Clerk Killmallie Oct[ober] 11th 1867 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael] another copy sent him Jan[uary] 6th 1869 A[lexander] C[armichael].'...
Dates:
15 March 1867
Song entitled 'Laoi Mhanuis' or 'Corag Fhinn us Mhanuis' and accompanying note and vocabulary note, 14 March 1867
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/9
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Laoi Mhanuis' or 'Corag Fhinn us Mhanuis' [Comhrag Fheinn agus Mhanuis] Donul Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee], smith, [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Ga be biodh [leime] laoidh, Eir an traigh tha siar fo dheas.' It is composed of one hundred and seventy six lines, some of which have been written transversely over the top of other text. MacPhee states that he heard the song from Iain mac Fhearchair or Iain Johnson ' A little old man who lived at Cille Bhara...
Dates:
14 March 1867
Story about An Carra Bhoradh, 21 May 1869 to December 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/10
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Story about An Carra Bhoradh collected from Don M Phie [Donald MacPhee], blacksmith, Breuvaig [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]. The stone [An Carra Bhoradh] is described as having been used as a brangas and its dimensions noted. MacPhee tells how iron was put through the hole in the stone and then around the neck of the 'delinquents'. The last woman to be put in the brangas was Mairi Thaillear [Nic an t-Saoir] [Mary MacIntyre] from Allasdale [Allathasdal] because she had stolen...
Dates:
21 May 1869 to December 1870
Story about how Fionn came to marry Rìgh Lochlann's daughter, March 1867
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/11
Scope and Contents
Story collected from Donald MacPhee, smith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra in which Fionn meets an old man/giant on the road but Conan is suspcious of him so the man is questioned as to who he is. He says he is a messenger from Rìgh Lochlann [King of Norway] and is consequently put in a hole by Conan. He tells Fionn that Rìgh Lochlann's daughter fell in love with him the first time he was in Lochlann/Norway and that she is so love-sick she is on her death-bed and so Rìgh Lochlann...
Dates:
March 1867
Story entitled 'Mac a' Chreachaire, faisneachd Clann Neill', 21 May 1869
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/14
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Story entitled 'Mac a' Chreachaire, faisneachd Clann Neill' collected from Donald MacPhee, blacksmith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra telling of the man who lived at Ciosmal Castle [Caisteal Chiosmuil/Kisimul Castle] with the MacNeils who made prophecies. When he prophesied that the castle 'would yet be a garrai biasta dugha' MacNeil was so angry with him, that he banished him to Maoldonaich [Maol Dòmhnaich] where he lived and died. 'The to[bh]ta he had & the plot he...
Dates:
21 May 1869
Vocabulary note which reads 'Stiom, Siaman a bhios eir bial [plàt]', 21 May 1869
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/12
Scope and Contents
Vocabulary note probably collected from Donald MacPhee, blacksmith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra which reads 'Stiom, Siaman a bhios eir bial [plàt]'.
Dates:
21 May 1869
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