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MacDonald, John [Iain Lom], c.1624-c. 1710 (Iain Lom)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The marjority of the notebook relates to material collected in Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire but there are a number of loose leaves at the end which contain an account of a journey from Uibhist/Uist through An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, during which time his wife, Mary is in Edinburgh and is pregnant. There are eight blank folios at the end of the notebook. Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan...
Dates: c1872-1893

Note which reads 'Iain Lom seven years ere he walked', 6 July 1892

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/9
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Note probably collected from Duncan MacNiven, retired schoolmaster, Airds, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, which reads 'Iain Lom seven years ere he walked'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 6 July 1892

Story entitled 'Iain Lom', 6 July 1892

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/3
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Iain Lom' collected from Duncan MacNiven, 'old schoolmaster', Cnoc na h-Aird, Taigh an Uillt/Taynuilt, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire which tells how the wife of a Campbell of Glasaruith in Killmhich[eil] [Kilmichael Glassary, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] was being harrassed by a 'cruiner' [tax-collector] in her husband's absence. Having complained to her husband he lay in wait for the tax-collector and when the tax-collector harrassed his wife he stabbed him but then fled...
Dates: 6 July 1892

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