MacKenzie, Roderick, c1800-1889 (boat builder | Sruthan Ruadh | Malacleit | North Uist)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Stories about Donl Rua, Somhairle Rua and Am Piocar Mor, 14 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/92
Scope and Contents
Stories collected from Roderick MacKenzie, carpenter, aged 68 years, Sruthan Ruadh, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist about Don[u]l Rua [Dòmhnall Ruadh], Somhairle Rua[dh] and Am Piocar Mòr. The first story tells how eighteen of the MacVicar ministers were buried in Caibeal Baile Raghnaill and that Dòmhnall Ruadh had permission to bury and build a wall around them but when the road was built he refused to let MacVicars be buried there. The second tells how Somhairle Ruadh was the son of 'nin...
Dates:
14 July 1870
Story about Siol Mhurchaidh and Siol Ghoraidh, 13 July 1870 to 14 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/91
Scope and Contents
Story about Siol Mhurchaidh and Siol Ghoraidh collected from Ruary MacCoinnich [Roderick MacKenzie], aged 68 years, carpenter, Struan-rua, Malacleit [Sruthan Ruadh, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] telling how eighteen families of Siol Ghoraidh lived at Udal and murdered Siol Mhurchaidh while they were resting from ploughing. They put a bonnet on each cas chrom [plough] and Siol Mhurchaidh's wives thought that they were all working until they got close to them and found them...
Dates:
13 July 1870 to 14 July 1870
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