MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist)
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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
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1860 to c1866
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112
Scope and Contents
Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The majority of the volume has been used but intermittently there are groups of blank folios. Carmichael appears to have written in the book in the 1860s creating sections of different genres at different stages in the volume, with pages left blank in between to fill up appropriately. In about 1875 he has then used some of these blank pages to transcribe notes and stories but has not kept to the genres sections he initially created....
Dates:
1860 to c1866
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- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cille Pheadair North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Clachan na Luib North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Clans (Scotland) 1
- Diarmaid 1
- Disputes 1
- Fairies 1
- Family 1
- Family History 1
- Fenian cycle 1
- Fenians 1
- Fernilea Isle of Skye Bracadale Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Fionn MacCumhail 1
- Food 1
- Fortifications 1
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
- Geography 1
- Geology 1
- Giants 1
- Griminish North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Haskeir Island North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Heisker North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Hogha Gearraidh North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Hospitality 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Hunting 1
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Kentangaval Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Magic 1
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- Scolpaig North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sea faring 1
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- Talisker Isle of Skye Bracadale Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Trien Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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