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MacKinnon, John, fl1871 (Cairinis | North Uist | Inverness-shire)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Archaeological and historical notes on Caisteal Bhuiri and Clanranald, 18 January 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/137
Scope and Contents Archaeological and historical notes on Caisteal Bhuiri [Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] and Clanranald. Among the notes it is stated that Raol mac Alein [Raghnall mac Ailein] was the last to inhabit Caisteal Bhuirgh and that he added the porch and extended the west side of it. The castle was originally built on a sgeir mhara and Biorlain mac ic Ailein [Clanranald's birlinn] was anchored 'in a poll' to the east side of it. After that, children used to swim there. In...
Dates: 18 January 1871

Archaeological and historical notes on Teampul na Trianaid, 18 January 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/134
Scope and Contents Archaeological and historical notes on Teampul na Trianaid collected from John Mac Innon [John MacKinnon], Carnish [Teampull na Trionaid, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] including that it was built by Nin Mhic Dhuil Latharna [Nighean Mhic Dhùghaill, a daughter of MacDougall of Lorn] who went around building in different places to leave a name behind her. MacKinnon recalls seeing charred wood on top of the temple as a result of wood being burnt across Scotland in one night 'the...
Dates: 18 January 1871

Archaeological and historical notes on the construction of Teampull na Trionaid, 18 January 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/136
Scope and Contents Archaeological and historical notes collected from John MacKinnon, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist on the construction of Teampull na Trionaid. Included in the details are that the gable of the building fell down after people dug at the foundations to get the flagstone which were there. A man known as Uilleam Clachair, possibly William Paterson, who came from Assaint a Tua [Asainte/Assynt, Cataibh/Sutherland] to work at Baile Raghnaill/Balranald and Baile nan Caileach/Nunton...
Dates: 18 January 1871

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871

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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

Three stories about crodh-mara [sea-cattle] and the MacDonalds, 18 January 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/135
Scope and Contents Three stories collected from John MacKinnon, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist about crodh mara or sea-cattle and the MacDonalds. The first story tells how Mac Dhonuil Dui lived in a house 200 yards west of Teampull na Trionaid with his wife but they had no family or cattle. MacDonald Dubh fell ill and every morning and evening a cow 'bo mhaol bhui[dhe]' visited them to be milked but was never seen between times. One day, while milking the wife spilt milk and cursed the cow and...
Dates: 18 January 1871

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Archaeology 4
Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Cairinis North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Nunton Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Teampull na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 4
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Church Buildings 3
Death 3
Wells 3
Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Family History 2
Food 2
Fortune 2
Genealogy 2
Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Nuns 2
Placenames 2
South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Stone carving 2
Stone crosses 2
Teampull Chlann a' Phiocair North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Tobar na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 2
Aird Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Airigh-mhuilinn South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Assynt Sutherland Scotland 1
Baile Raghnill North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Benbecula (parish) Scotland Scotland 1
Biography 1
Boats 1
Boisdale South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Castles 1
Cattle 1
Cemeteries 1
Cladach Chirceboist North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Clothing and dress 1
Cnoc na Piocair North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Coasts 1
Crodh mara (sea-cattle) 1
Crois an t-Sleuchd Benbecula (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Cures 1
Customs 1
Disputes 1
Drowning 1
Eaval North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Fairies 1
Family 1
Fires 1
Fishing 1
Funeral Rites and Ceremonies 1
Geography 1
Geology 1
Griminish North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Horaigh North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Houses 1
Ill Health 1
Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland 1
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Laments 1
Landowners 1
Language 1
Loch Aineort South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Loch na Trionaid North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Lochmaddy North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Losgaintir Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Marriage 1
Milking 1
Murder 1
Names 1
Nisishee Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
North Carolina United States of America 1
North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Oaths 1
Oban Lionacleit Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Paibeil Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Plants 1
Rocks 1
Rossinish Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Sayings 1
Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Sgeir 'ic Coiseam North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Songs 1
South Carolina United States of America 1
Staoinebrig South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Stones 1
Sutherland Scotland 1
Taobh Tuath Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Uidh Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland 1
United States 1
Vocabulary 1
Voyages and Travel 1
Water 1
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