MacDonald, Norman, c1843- (Tormod Buidhe | Cros | Isle of Lewis)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Note about the sister of Tormod mac Uilleam Buidhe, November 1873
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/6
Scope and Contents
Note about the sister of Tormod mac Uilleam Buidhe which reads '[-] Macdonald sist[er] of Torm[od] mac Uilleam Buidhe [Barra find] her out + [write] Donald Macrae Oban.' [Barraigh/Isle of Barra, Inverness-shrie and An t-Òban, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Dates:
November 1873
Song entitled 'Niall Odhar', 27 October 1873
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW115/19
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Niall Odhar' collected from Tormaid (Buidhe) Donullach [Norman MacDonald], age about 30 years, Cross [Cros, Nis/Ness, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis] beginning 'O Naile bhig 's na ho ro, 'S trua[gh] nach ro[bh] me fhi[n] 's Nial[l] O[dh]ar'. The accompanying story is unclear but seems to indicate that 'Clann ic 'Ile Bhir'eamh' lived in Eòropaidh/Eoropie and that they went to the mainland. Also that they did not kill Niall Odhar. The vocabulary note reads 'Rac = traveller round...
Dates:
27 October 1873