MacLean, Marion, 1843-1927
Person
Found in 5 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
Song entitled 'An Saibhir Sanntach' and accompanying note, 1901
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/31
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'An Saibhir Sanntach' [An Saoibhir Sanntach, The Greedy Rich Man] probably collected from Mòr Maclean [née MacNeil, Borgh/Borve, Barraigh/Isle of Barraigh] beginning 'Is olc an saib[hir] sannt[ach], Nach eir dha fheum mo ghanntair'. The song is composed of fifty-two lines, which initially are set out in four-line stanzas but towards the end the format of the text is less distinct.The accompanying note tells how the song was sung by a lonely weaver woman in Uist [Uibhist] after...
Dates:
1901
Song entitled 'Cumha Mhic an Toisich', 25 September 1872 and 4 January 1876
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/126
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Cumha Mhic an Toisich' [Cumha Mhic an Tòisich or MacIntosh's Lament] collected from Mor Nic Neil, daughter of Alexander MacNeil, Ceantang[abhal] [Marion MacNeil, Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning ''S mise bhean mhul[adach] giulan a churaic'. The song is composed of sixty-five lines, mostly set out as four line stanzas. The text has been scored through in ink and a note written transversely across the first page of text reads 'Sent to the Highlander...
Dates:
25 September 1872 and 4 January 1876
Song entitled 'Is Mise Bhean Bhoc' or 'Oran Iain oig Mhic 'Ic Neill Bharraich', 2 December 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/8
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Is Mise Bhean Bhoc' or 'Oran Iain oig Mhic 'Ic Neill Bharraich' collected from Mor NicNeill nighean Alastair 'Ic Neill - Alastair mac Ruarai bhain [Mor MacNeil] Ceanntangbhal, Barraidh [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] beginning 'Ho ro ho eile ho i o hu o, Ho hi o hu o, Is mise bhean bhoc, Th'air mo chreachadh'.
Dates:
2 December 1870
Song entitled 'Mac 'Ic ailean' and accompanying note, 2 December 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/9
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Mac 'Ic ailean' collected from Mor Nic Neill nighean Alastair Mhic neill [Mor MacNeil], cottar, Ceanntangbhal, Barrai [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] beginning 'M' ulai 'us m uaill, Ho hi o ho horo ghealla'. The note states that the song was said to have been composed by Mac 'ic Ailean's wife, a daughter of MacLeod of Harris to Clanranald when they had become estranged.
Dates:
2 December 1870
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- Subject
- Love 3
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 2
- Archaeology 1
- Avarice 1
- Biography 1
- Borve Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Ceannlangabhat South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Customs 1
- Death 1
- Fairies 1
- Fortifications 1
- Geography 1
- Geology 1
- Huisinis Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Laments 1
- Language 1
- Loss (of people or things) 1
- Marriage 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Placenames 1
- Prisoners of War 1
- Prophecy 1
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Tales 1
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vikings 1
- Vocabulary 1
- Voyages and Travel 1
- War 1
- Waulking songs 1 + ∧ less
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