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MacNeil, Roderick, c1790-1875

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Note about Stron an Duin, 23 May 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/39
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Note collected from Roderick MacNeil, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay about Stron an Duin [Sròn an Dùin] that it is 500 feet high and that the lower part is 'like a warship'. He states that Donl Eachain MacLean [Donald Hector MacLean] and a step daughter of his would go down to the sea 'so would she go down the Blai-lin [Am Blai Lin] a pl[ace] only for expert rockers'.

Dates: 23 May 1869

Story about bird hunting, 23 May 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/32
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Story collected from Ruary an Ruma [Roderick MacNeil], Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, telling how he stood on a ledge and got '8 score & 14 [birds] [larg[e] & Din] & 300 eggs. 20 score & 12 score he stearadh one day.' He adds that the dog would help him by jumping up when the birds flew. 'He lost 18 dogs with the rocks.' The text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 23 May 1869

Vocabulary note for 'Stèireadh', 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/38
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Vocabulary note, probably collected from Roderick MacNeil, aged 88, crofter, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay which reads 'Stèireadh = Killing birds at the top of a rock with a long stick like a stone fishing rod.'

Dates: 1867

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