MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Note about the verse 'Rann Liadail', 5 April 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/47
Scope and Contents
Note about the verse 'Rann Liadail' collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The verse is said to have been composed by 'The Cailleach of Liadail' [Liathdail] who was said to have been 100 years old when she composed the verse. Several placenames are mentioned including Loch a' Cheann Dughain at Howbeag [Tobha Beag/Howbeg]; the river Ionnair Mòr flowing from Coire Ruevail on Teacal into Loch Druidibig...
Dates:
5 April 1872
Story about a poor Benbecula man building an airidh [sheiling] on South Uist
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/46
Scope and Contents
Story about a poor Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla] man building an airidh [sheiling] on South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The story tells how he came to Stoneybridge [Staoinebrig] and saw that others went to Hellisdale [Sheileasdal] to make an airidh there as fish and milk were so plentiful. He decided to go a little further to Glen Liadail [Gleann Liathdail] but he and...
Dates:
1870 to 1872
Filtered By
- Subject: Bealach Crosgard South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Cattle herding 1
- Coire Ruadail South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Etymology 1
- Gleann Liathdail South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Hecla South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Language 1
- Loch Druidibeag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loch a' Cheann Dughain South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Poetry 1
- Sheileasdail South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sithein a' Bhealaich South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tales 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vocabulary 1 + ∧ less
∨ more