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MacNeil, Roderick, c1790-1875

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1864 to

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, noted as being 'Bought at St Columb, Cornwall, 30 Nov[ember] 1864 pr[ice] 2/3'. The back inside cover contains a note probably collected as part of excise duties which reads 'Rod[erick] MacPhie Mast of boat 21.8 [-] 1.2½ [-]'. The notebook contains one insertion. The majority of the notebook contains lore relating to Miùlaigh/Mingulay mostly collected from Roderick MacNeil, crofter, aged 88, known as Ruairidh an Rùma. Roderick MacNeil also...
Dates: 1864 to

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1868 to 16 June 1876

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing primarily songs and stories collected in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, Barraigh/Barra, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist and Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis. The main informants are Roderick MacNeil or Ruairidh an Rùma from Mingulay and Penelope MacLellan of Ormacleit/Ormaclete. The bulk of the material from MacNeil relates to the southernmost islands of the Hebrides and covers topics such as bird-fowling, the island way of life, place-names,...
Dates: c1868 to 16 June 1876

Place-name note for Crois-an-t suidheachain and Leapanan Chaluim Chille, 8 August 1867

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/39
Scope and Contents

Place-name note probably collected from Roderick MacNeil, aged 88, crofter, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay for which reads 'Crois-an-t suidheachain. A place the priests had for perform[ing] div[ine] worship. Leapanan Chaluim Chille is close at hand.' Carmichael adds a reminder to 'See cross at Dunganich' [Dùn Gainmhich/Dunganichy Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].

Dates: 8 August 1867

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Archaeology 2
Berneray Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Biography 2
Birds 2
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Geography 2
Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 2
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Language 2
Marriage 2
Songs 2
South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Stones 2
Tales 2
Vocabulary 2
Warriors 2
Aird Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
An Cnoc Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Barra (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Church Buildings 1
Creagorry Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Crois an t-Suidheachain Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Customs 1
Death 1
Dogs 1
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Fairies 1
Family 1
Family History 1
Fenian cycle 1
Fenians 1
Fionn MacCumhail 1
Fishing 1
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Fortifications 1
Gearraidh Iain North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Geology 1
Gleann Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Kisimul Castle Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Laments 1
Landowners 1
Leapanan Chaluim Chille Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Lionacuidhe South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Love 1
Lullabies 1
Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Ormacleit South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Pabbay Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Plants 1
Poems 1
Praise 1
Priests 1
Protection 1
Proverbs 1
Saints 1
Sanndraigh Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Sayings 1
Seathain | mac Rìgh Èirinn 1
South Uist Howmore Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Stone crosses 1
Tolstadh Bho Thuath Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Voyages and Travel 1
Waulking songs 1
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