MacNeil, Roderick, c1790-1875
Person
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Story about bird hunting, 23 May 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/32
Scope and Contents
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