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Morrison, Kenneth, c1800-1864 (mason | Trien | Isle of Skye)

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Story about the MacQueen brothers at Talamh-sgeir, c1862

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/14
Scope and Contents Story probably collected from Kenneth Morrison, Trien/Trithean, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye about two MacQueen brothers at Talamh-sgeir [Talaisgeir/Talisker]. One of them had a colt, which the other one wanted to buy for twenty pounds Scots. The brother refused but said he would take a pound sterling for it which was worth more than twenty pounds Scots. Following the story is a list of monetary values, which is incomplete, but includes 'Plang = 1 3/4 d' and 'Bonn a h-oc = 1/8 of...
Dates: c1862

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