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Campbell, Donald, Sir, -1651 (of Airds)

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Story about a man calling for the Baron on his death-bed, 15 August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/9
Scope and Contents

Story about a man calling for the Baron [Bachuil] on his death-bed collected from Donald MacGregor, Baile Garbh/Bailegarve, Lios Mòr/Lismore. The man's wife sent for the Baron but despatched another messenger afterwards saying that he need not come after all. The man cried 'O am Baron am Baron. Tha ghaoil bha gaoil agads air a bheir[e]adh riabh,' and then he died.

Dates: 15 August 1883

Story entitled 'Aird bhea’aich', 15 August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/8
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Aird bhea’aich' collected from Donald MacGregor, Baile Garbh/Bailegarve, Lios Mòr/Lismore, about a man called Donald Dubh and his father, in which the 'troublesome' Donald challenges his father to hang someone and if he does not hang them he is to give 'the power of pit and gallows' to Donald. They encounter three men carrying a caber each from the forest and Donald insists that his father hangs one of them. His father tricks him by technically hanging one of the man but not...
Dates: 15 August 1883

Story entitled 'Caora Dhubh na Bachuill', 15 August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/5
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Caora Dhubh na Bachuill' collected from Donald Macgrigor [Donald MacGregor], Bailegarbh [Baile Garbh, Lios Mòr/Lismore] about a black sheep, belonging to Domhnall Dubh nan Aird [Sir Donald Campbell of Airds], which was stolen and the sheepskin was found hanging from the rafters of the Baron of Bachuil's barn, for which the Baron was threatened with hanging. In order to spare himself the Baron was forced to hand over several pieces of land.

Dates: 15 August 1883

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