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Genealogical notes on the Livingstone family including a story from the Battle of Culloden, October 1892

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/68

Scope and Contents Genealogical notes on the Livingstone family including a story from the Battle of Culloden Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. The notes include that Donald Livingstone, fought at the Battle of Culloden aged eighteen, where nine of his men were shot carrying the Prince's flag. He took the flag and 'swathed [it] round his body. He was shot down and was thought to be dead but he got up with nine bullet wounds - flesh wounds which were seen in his body when he died aged 79 or 80 years old'. There are...

Dates: October 1892

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Historical notes relating to the marriages and offspring of Clan Donald and accompanying archaeological notes about chapels, 1894

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/186

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Historical notes relating to the marriages and offspring of Clan Donald Godfrey of Siol Gorrie [Sìol Goraidh] and Donald first Earl of Ross, John Earl of Antrim and Alexander of Lochaber. Accompanying archaeological notes relate to chapels built close to each other.

Dates: 1894

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Ernest Stonely, 04 August 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2479

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Letter, 4 August 1952, Belfast, Ernest Stonely to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 04 August 1952

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Ina Selina Boyle, 24 December 1941

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2047

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Letter, 24 December 1941, County Wicklow, Ina Boyle to Donald Tovey. Recounting memories of Tovey. Holograph signed.

Dates: 24 December 1941

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Memoir of Henry O' Donnell, Count of La Bisbal, c 1812-1850

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Identifier: Coll-98/4/7/1

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This appears to be a biography of a general of the Spanish Army, Henry Joseph O' Donnell y Anatar, Count of La Bisbal. It is a manuscript with an unnamed author that has factual inconsistencies. For example, the memooir claims that Count 'Abisbal' was born in Andalucia in 1770, although most records indicate that he was born in San Sebastián in 1769.

Dates: c 1812-1850

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Note entitled 'St Barr of Finbarr First Bishop of Cork', c1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/175

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Note, written by an unknown individual, entitled 'St Barr of Finbarr First Bishop of Cork' detailing the life of St Barr and including references to sources for his life history. The text is written in ink but on folio 71v in Carmichael's hand is written 'He was bishop of Caithness'.

Dates: c1872

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Poem entitled 'A Mhuillearstach' and accompanying notes, 20 October 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/33

Scope and Contents Poem entitled 'A Mhuillearstach' collected from Donald Maclellan or Donl mac Iain bhain ic Neil, aged 84 years S[outh] Hacleit, Benbecula, S[out] Uist [Haclait/Hacklet, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning ''S la dha'n Fheinn eir Tullach Eirinn, 'S i g amharc Eirinn ma timicheall'. The song is composed of two hundred and four lines, two of which have been written in pencil transversely, probably after the whole text had been written. A preamble to the story is...

Dates: 20 October 1871

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Song beginning 'Oganaich uasail nan camlagan dualacha tiugh', 28 November 1865

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/24

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Song beginning 'Oganaich uasail nan camlagan dualacha tiugh, Cha ne n gaol fuadain a rin[n] mise san uair a thoirt dhuit'. A note after song reads ' = Conal Gulban mac Neil noie Iollach ioc Ich ioc Oich ioc Ceart ioc Neart ioc Ard Righ Eirionn', which perhaps refers to the person about whom the song was composed.

Dates: 28 November 1865

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Song entitled 'Duan an Deirg' and accompanying story, 14 March 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/6

Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Duan an Deirg' [Lay of Dearg] and accompanying story Donul Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee], smith, Breubhaig, Barraidh [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Airis dhuinn Oisein dhamach, A mhic Fh[inn] shuairce sho-ghradhaire' and composed of a hundred and forty four lines. The text is written in ink but written transversely across the first page in pencil is 'Transcribed April 30 1869'. MacPhee states that he heard the song from 'Eachun mac Neil [Hector MacNeil] a...

Dates: 14 March 1867

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Story about Fenians and accompanying notes from the informant about story-telling, 24 April 1866

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW104/28

Scope and Contents Story about Art, a Fenian warrior, collected from Eachann Maciosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], who heard it from Ruari Rua [Roderick MacQuien, catechist] and accompanying notes from the informant about story-telling. Hector begins with the sloinneadh [patronymic] of Caramag mac Art. The story then relates how Art married Nighean Rìgh Lochlann but cheated on her. Rìgh Lochlann was very angry so he banished Art overseas. He went travelling...

Dates: 24 April 1866

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Genealogical notes on the Livingstone family including a story from the Battle of Culloden, October 1892

Historical notes relating to the marriages and offspring of Clan Donald and accompanying archaeological notes about chapels, 1894

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Ernest Stonely, 04 August 1952

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Ina Selina Boyle, 24 December 1941

Memoir of Henry O' Donnell, Count of La Bisbal, c 1812-1850

Note entitled 'St Barr of Finbarr First Bishop of Cork', c1872

Poem entitled 'A Mhuillearstach' and accompanying notes, 20 October 1871

Song beginning 'Oganaich uasail nan camlagan dualacha tiugh', 28 November 1865

Song entitled 'Duan an Deirg' and accompanying story, 14 March 1867

Story about Fenians and accompanying notes from the informant about story-telling, 24 April 1866

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