MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Family history relating to Clann ic ill ria'aich and Clann ic Iosaig [Clan MacIlriach and Clan MacIsaac], 5 April 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/44
Scope and Contents
Family history relating to Clann ic ill ria'aich and Clann ic Iosaig [Clan MacIlriach and Clan MacIsaac] collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] stating that they were the only family allowed to live at Liadail [Liathdail] and that anyone outwith that family who tried to settle there would be 'thrown ab[ou]t his head'.
Dates:
5 April 1872
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1870 to 1872
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing the stories 'Rocabarrai' and 'Cugarbhad'; some songs and song fragments; customs relating to religious festivals, particularly on the Isle of Barra; stories about the MacNeil of Barra; stories and archaeological notes on Castle Beagram [Caisteal Bheagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]; cattle charms and stories about the Lochlannaich [Vikings]. As well as archaeological notes on chapels and cemeteries the majority of the notebook...
Dates:
1870 to 1872
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- Archaeology 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Customs 1
- Death 1
- Fairies 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Geography 1
- Geology 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Language 1
- Liathdail South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Love 1
- Marriage 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Placenames 1
- Prophecy 1
- Songs 1
- Tales 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vikings 1
- Vocabulary 1
- Voyages and Travel 1
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