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MacDonald, Ranald, c1834-1913 (sheep farmer | Taransay | Inverness-shire | Scotland)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Song beginning 'U o laoill o A hio naileibh', 21 November 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/133
Scope and Contents

Song collected from Ranald MacDonald, Tarasaigh/Taransay, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris at Trumaisegearraidh/Trumisgarry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist beginning 'U o laoill o A hio naileibh, A mhnathan nach tog sibh leibh m eubha'. The song is composed of eleven lines, the first line is noted as being repeated. The text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 21 November 1870

Song entitled 'Cumha', 21 November 1870 to 12 December 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/132
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Cumha' collected from Ranald MacDonald, Taransay, Harris at Trimisgarry [Tarasaigh, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris and Trumaisegearraidh/Trumisgarry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] beginning 'Mi ma aonar an cluain a bharraich, I ri ri ri i bho'. The song is composed of twenty-four lines. The text has been scored through in ink and written transversely across the first page of text is, 'Transcribed 12/12 1883 Book No V page [-] A[lexander] Carmichael.'

Dates: 21 November 1870 to 12 December 1883

Story about Taogai MacCuinn, 8 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/16
Scope and Contents

Story about Taogai MacCuinn [MacQueen] probably collected from Ranald MacDonald, sheep farmer, Tarasaigh/Taransay, that he lived in Trotarnish, Skye [TrĂ²ndairnis/Trotternish, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] and that it is from him that all the MacQueen families in Skye and Uibhist/Uist descend. He is described as having been litigious and once put in a plea about corn which was damaged and he got off the charge by saying that the damage was done by seals rolling on the corn.

Dates: 8 July 1870

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  • Subject: Uist Inverness-shire Scotland X
  • Subject: Taransay Harris Inverness-shire Scotland X

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Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 2
North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Songs 2
Trumaisgearraidh North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Corn 1