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MacIsaac, Hector, c1797-1878 (Eachann mac Ruaraidh | joiner | Iochdar | South Uist)

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Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Quotation on 'Uagan Mhic Màrr, 5 April 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/50
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Quotation collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] which reads 'Uagan Mhic Màrr Thoir fios gu Brodain mhor na h-airi gu bheil Mac Mharr a so a noc[hd]'.

Dates: 5 April 1872

Story about a poor Benbecula man building an airidh [sheiling] on South Uist

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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

Story about a water horse [each uisge], 5 April 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/43
Scope and Contents Story about a water horse [each uisge] collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The story tells of a water horse living in caves at Kean Loch theilistal [Ceann Loch Heileasdail/Loch Hellisdale] which was seen one day by a herd. The herd ran home and his mother thew a pot of porridge at it, which sent running to the loch. Written over the text in pencil is 'Hector Mac Iosaig Kean Langabhat Ioc[hdar] 5...
Dates: 5 April 1872

Story entitled 'Clachan Lainginis' and accompanying song, 4 April 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/34
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Story entitled 'Clachan Lainginis', collected from Hector MacIosaig, Keanlangvat [Ceannlangabhat, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] - story of MacMhuirich and small animal and keeping it until mother has performed tasks for him

Dates: 4 April 1872

Verse beginning 'A shiubhlas an rod mar a bheann' and accompanying archaeological note, 5 April 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/45
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Verse beginning 'A shiubhlas an rod mar a bheann' and accompanying archaeological note collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The note states that 'Roilig ni Ruari is a raon bet[ween] two maolads with a big stone pillar...this pillar is Ni[ghea]n Ruari.'

Dates: 5 April 1872

Vocabulary note for 'Taruin-mhor' or 'stocks' and 'Piollaid' or 'pillory', 5 April 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/41
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Vocabulary note for 'Taruin-mhor' or 'stocks' and 'Piollaid' or 'pillory' collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Ìochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Written over the text in pancils is 'Hector Mac Iosaig Kean Langabhat Ioc[hdar] 5 Apr[il] 1872 Friday See no.13 B[ook] p[age] 138.'

Dates: 5 April 1871

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Gleann Liathdail South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Loch a' Cheann Dughain South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Roilig ni Ruari South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Sheileasdail South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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Uamh an Talla Deirg South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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