MacDonald, Archibald, -c1520 (Gilleasbuig Dubh | chief of Macdonald of Sleat)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of a manuscript about the MacDonalds of Sleat and accompanying note, 9 April 1866
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/7
Scope and Contents
Copy of a manuscript about the MacDonalds of Sleat and North Uist, including stories about the sons of Hugh MacDonald of Sleat viz Donald Galloch, Trotternish and Sleat [An t-Eilean Sgitheanach], Donald Herrach [Hearach], Griminish, North Uist [Griminis, Uibhist a Tuath] and Gillespig Duh [Gilleasbuig Dubh]. How Gilleasbuig Dubh murdered both of his brothers is recorded as is the subsequent revenge of his nephew. Also recorded are the lands that families subsequently occupied and whether...
Dates:
9 April 1866
Song beginning 'Nam bi sa am Beal an sgail' and accompanying story, 18 January 1871
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/140
Scope and Contents
Song probably collected from Ruari Saor [Roderick MacDonald] beginning 'Nam bi sa am Beal[ach] an sgail, Far na thuit an damh donn' and accompanying story stating that the song was sung by bean Ghilleaspa dhui nian mhic ic Ailein [bean Ghilleasbuig Dhuibh, nighean Mhic 'ic Ailein]. It was said that Gilleasbuig Dubh had no family but killed one brother in Paible [Paibeil, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] and then went to see his other brother Mac Onail in Duntuilm [Dùn Thuilm/Duntulm, An t-Eilean...
Dates:
18 January 1871
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- Duntulm Kilmuir (parish) Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Family History 1
- Griminish North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Grimsay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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- Kallin Grimsay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Landowners 1
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Revenge 1
- Sleat (parish) Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
- Solas North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
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