MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Poem entitled 'Clann An Lir' and accompanying story, 4 April 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/12
Scope and Contents
Poem entitled 'Clann An Lir' [Children of Lir] collected from Hector Maciosaig, Eachann mac Ruarai [Hector MacIsaac], Ceannlangabhat, Iocar, South Uist [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas] and accompanying story which explains that the verse was said to the gravedigger when he was digging the grave of the Children of Lir in Larne, Ireland and explains the enchantment under which the children were put. Additions have been made to the text in pencil and ink.
Dates:
4 April 1872
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- Archaeology 1
- Biography 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Children of Lir 1
- Customs 1
- Fairies 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Geography 1
- Geology 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ireland 1
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Language 1
- Love 1
- Marriage 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Placenames 1
- Poems 1
- Prophecy 1
- Songs 1
- Swans 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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