MacInnes, John, c1801-1894
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Story entitled 'Ron', 29 January 1875 and 7 October 1875
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/125
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Ron' [Ròn or Seal] probably collected from John MacInnes, aged 70 years, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The story tells how a farmer noticed that someone was eating bread from his kiln. He hid in the kiln waiting to see who the culprit was and discovered it was a big seal and a large seal. The seals are eating when the little one says that it can hear a noise but the big seal dismisses it as as the sound of a mouse. However, the noise was the man...
Dates:
29 January 1875 and 7 October 1875
Story under the headings 'Roin' and 'Mythology' about seals, 7 October 1875
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/29
Scope and Contents
Story under the headings 'Roin' and 'Mythology' about seals collected from Iain Macaonais [John MacInnes], Staola-gearrai [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 29 January 1875. The story tells of a farmer who could not work out who was eating his corn so he went to the bottom of his kiln and saw that a big seal and a small seal were the culprits. The seals are eating when the little one says that it can hear a noise but the big seal dismisses it as as the sound of a...
Dates:
7 October 1875