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Note about the sister of Tormod mac Uilleam Buidhe, November 1873

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/6

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Note about the sister of Tormod mac Uilleam Buidhe which reads '[-] Macdonald sist[er] of Torm[od] mac Uilleam Buidhe [Barra find] her out + [write] Donald Macrae Oban.' [Barraigh/Isle of Barra, Inverness-shrie and An t-Òban, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].

Dates: November 1873

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Quote from a Lismore woman living in Kingussie, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/49

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Quote, probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, from a Lismore woman described as magnificent looking, who lived in Kingussie [Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] from a quarrel she had with another woman. The quote reads 'Gu de is urrainn daibh a gh rath rium ach gun toil liom na fir – mu’s toil is toil leis na fir mi!'

Dates: August 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story about a dispute over a march at Meall a Bhogaire, 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/167

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Story probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about a dispute over a march at Meall a Bhogaire between the Stewarts and Glencoe, in which a MacFhraing [Rankin] is shot by a Stewart through a cleft in the rock and the Glencoe men fled and never came back. The rock is known as 'Clach Mhic Fhraing'.

Dates: 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story about Alasdair Mac Colla, October 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/130

Scope and Contents Story about Alasdair Mac Colla probably collected in Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist telling how he was staying in a Campbell lodging one night although his landlord did not know who he was. A young Campbell reluctantly sits with MacColla and on finding out that MacColla is a MacDonald states that the Campbells are in debt to the MacDonalds. On asking why, Campbell states that they owe the MacDonalds the canvas they used to hang them with. MacDonald’s response is that the debt has already been...

Dates: October 1870

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story about Calum Cille [St Columba] and his travels around the islands of Scotland and Blàr na Cuigeal, September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/131

Scope and Contents Story about Calum Cille [St Columba] and his travels around the islands of Scotland probably collected from James Campbell, fisherman, Ceanntangabhal/Kentangval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra. The story notes that the castle on Loch Tangasdail was built by St Clair [Dùn Mhic Leòid, Loch Tangasdale, Barraigh/Isle of Barra], that St Clair married a woman from Kintail [Ceann Tàile, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] and that he had eight hundred men who fought for him, although none of the men were from...

Dates: September 1872

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story about Mr Aulay and accompanying family history notes, 11 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/72

Scope and Contents Story about Mr Aulay [Rev Kenneth MacAulay] and accompanying family history notes collected from Kenneth Morrison, Nisissi near Scarasta, Harris [Nisishee, Scarasta/Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] telling how Morrison states that his paternal grandmother was a nurse to MacAulay and how his uncle went with him to Achateine in Airdnamurchan [Ardnamurchan, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Morrison tells how MacAulay argued with the people of Ardnamurchan and how his wife was 'a proud dame', citing...

Dates: 11 July 1870

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story about the murder of an Appin man by Macleans of Duart, 5 October 1892

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/45

Scope and Contents Story about the murder of an Appin man by Macleans of Duart collected at Bachuill, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. The story tells how the Appin men beat the Macleans of Duart at a games in Muile/Mull after which they fought each other and one of the Appin men was killed and the Macleans 'hung up the body against the castle and defied the world to touch it.' The Baron of Bachuil heard what happened and went to Duart Castle with his two red-haired daughters and 'rend[ered] all...

Dates: 5 October 1892

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story entitled 'Great fight', March 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/74

Scope and Contents Story collected from John Morrison, ground officer, Lingreabhagh/Lingerbay, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris, entitled 'Great fight', telling of the fight in Caolas na Hearadh/Sound of Harris] between Campbeltown [Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain, Cinn Tìre/Kintyre] and Leith herring boats during the herring fishing of Charles II's reign, in which many men were killed from all over Britian and buried in Neartey, Sarstay, Cheesbay, Huarsay, Ortersay, Heamatry and Ta'ay [Nàrstaigh, Sàrstaigh, Bàgh a'...

Dates: March 1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Note about the sister of Tormod mac Uilleam Buidhe, November 1873

Quote from a Lismore woman living in Kingussie, August 1883

Story about a dispute over a march at Meall a Bhogaire, 1883

Story about Alasdair Mac Colla, October 1870

Story about Calum Cille [St Columba] and his travels around the islands of Scotland and Blàr na Cuigeal, September 1872

Story about Mr Aulay and accompanying family history notes, 11 July 1870

Story about the murder of an Appin man by Macleans of Duart, 5 October 1892

Story entitled 'Great fight', March 1874

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