MacIsaac, Janet, c1798-1882
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1867
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113
Scope and Contents
Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing field and transcribed material. The notebook is inscribed on the front inside cover with the following: 'Scrap Book MS No1 Alex[ander] Carmichael (of Lismore) Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist] 1864'. On the recto side of the fly leaf is written 'Angus MacDonald Staoinebrig tale teller' and on the verso side of the fly leaf is written 'Bought at Drew's Saint columb Cornwall this 17 day of Nov[ember] 1864 A. A. Carmichael p2/3'....
Dates:
1864-1867
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1869
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing an essay entitled 'Bards and Bardism of the Highlands'; some notes on archaeology in Barra [Barraigh], Vatersay [Bhatarsaigh] and Sandray [Sanndraigh]; Fenian songs and poems; songs and poems relating to the MacDonalds; and a story entitled 'Prince Charlie's Pipe' mostly collected from South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] and Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla].
Dates:
1864-1869
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116
Scope and Contents
Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, inscribed on the inside cover with 'Alexander A Carmichael Inland Revenue Lochmaddy N[orth] Uist 15/7 1870 Note Book No 8'. The majority of this notebook contains material collected on Tarasaigh/Taransay from the MacDonalds at Paible House, Mor or Marion MacQueen and Donald MacKinnon including notes on the island's archaeology, local history and geographical changes, with stories of how coastal erosion revealed burial sites and renditions of...
Dates:
15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
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- Archaeology 2
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
- Cemeteries 2
- Church Buildings 2
- Customs 2
- Death 2
- Fairies 2
- Fenian cycle 2
- Laments 2
- Voyages and Travel 2
- Baleshare North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Birds 1
- Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Cattle 1
- Charms 1
- Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Coasts 1
- Comedy 1
- Disputes 1
- Family History 1
- Food 1
- Genealogy 1
- Geography 1
- Geology 1
- Hogha Gearraidh North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Houses 1
- Inheritance and Succession 1
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Landowners 1
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Losgaintir Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Loss (of people or things) 1
- Love 1
- Magic 1
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Marriage 1
- Murder 1
- Names 1
- Nisishee Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Paibeil Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Placenames 1
- Poems 1
- Rocks 1
- Saints days 1
- Sayings 1
- Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Sniseabhal South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- St Kilda Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Stones 1
- Taobh Tuath Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Uidh Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Vatersay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Veal 1
- Waulking songs 1
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