MacKenzie, Kenneth, fl16th century (Coinneach Odhar or Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche or The Brahan Seer)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Prophecy about a battle at Aird-nan-ceann
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/145
Scope and Contents
Story probably collected from Hector MacLeod, aged 85, at Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Lionacleit/Linaclate, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula of a prophecy about a battle to be fought at Aird-nan-ceann, which is between Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle and Braobh-fhaothail, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula. The story quotes the prophecy of Cainneach Oar [Coinneach Odhar or Kenneth MacKenzie].
Dates:
15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
Prophecy about Benbecula by Coinneach Odhar, 6 February 1885
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/273
Scope and Contents
Prophecy about Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla] by Coinneach Odhar collected from Sorch[a] MacPherson, 'our excellent servant', 31 Raeburn Place [Dùn Èideann/Edinburgh]. The prophecy begins 'Aird nan ceann, Aird nan ceann, Is math liom fhein nach mi bhios ann'.
Dates:
6 February 1885
Story about Coinneach Odhar [The Brahan Seer], 3 January 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/9
Scope and Contents
Story collected at Gramsdall [Gramasdail/Gramsdale, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] about Coinneach Odhar [The Brahan Seer] telling how following a dream he had, he got his powers of prophesy from a stone in a box he had found on the strand. Later he threw the stone into a loch near Loch Ness and it was said that when the stone is recovered all his prophesies will come true. The story also lists several of Coinneach Odhar's prophesies relating to Uist and Barra including the presence of grey...
Dates:
3 January 1872
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- Subject: Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland X
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- Aird nan Ceann Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Battlefields 1
- Braobh-Fhaothail Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cladach a' Chaolais North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Edinburgh -- Scotland 1
- Gramasdal Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loch Ness Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Lochee Liff and Benvie Angus 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Poems 1
- Prophets 1
- Sheep 1
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