MacDonald, Sir James, 1741-1766 (8th of Sleat | Marcellus of the North | Seumas Ruadh)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Story about Siol Mhurchaidh and Siol Ghoraidh, 13 July 1870 to 14 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/91
Scope and Contents
Story about Siol Mhurchaidh and Siol Ghoraidh collected from Ruary MacCoinnich [Roderick MacKenzie], aged 68 years, carpenter, Struan-rua, Malacleit [Sruthan Ruadh, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] telling how eighteen families of Siol Ghoraidh lived at Udal and murdered Siol Mhurchaidh while they were resting from ploughing. They put a bonnet on each cas chrom [plough] and Siol Mhurchaidh's wives thought that they were all working until they got close to them and found them...
Dates:
13 July 1870 to 14 July 1870
Story entitled 'An t-Each Ursunn' and accompanying song, 24 March 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/33
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'An t-Each Ursunn' about a Maor Mòr who came over from Trotarnish [Trotternish, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] to Baileshear [Baile Sear/Baleshare, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] to fetch the best horse [each ursunn] and horse-hair halter from a poor widow. When he stopped at Tobar Pheadair in Sollas [Solas] for water Seumas Òg, the son of Sir Seumas Rua [Sir Seumas Ruadh], went to chase him away and threatened to chop his head into the well except that the Maor Mòr's...
Dates:
24 March 1869
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- Subject: Solas North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland X
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- Baleshare North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Birds 1
- Cleitreabhal a Deas North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cleitreabhal a Tuath North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Disputes 1
- Drowning 1
- Family History 1
- Horses 1
- Houses 1
- Hunting 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loch Cleitreabhal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loch Sollas North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Murder 1
- Ploughing 1
- Pregnant women 1
- Revenge 1
- Songs 1
- Sruthan Ruadh North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tobar Pheadair North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Trotternish Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Wells 1 + ∧ less
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