Note about Caibeal Cui-Chros-é and Colla mac Spéir, 12 August 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/22
Scope and Contents
Note about Caibeal Cui-Chros-é and Colla mac Spéir collected from Daniel Macinnon [Daniel or Donald MacKinnon] Grin [Grithean/Grean, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]. The note describes the situation of the chapel as being 'fo bhonn na beinne bige on the south side of Beinn Eoligearry at Meallach' [Beinn Bheag Eolaigearraidh], that it is marked by a standing stone and that Colla mac Spéir built it but was also burned in it. Carmichael notes that it was referred to in Martin Martin's book A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland circa 1695 (London, 1716) on p. 92. Text has been scored through to indicate it has been transcribed and has 'MS [manuscript] p[age]27' written over it.
Dates
- 12 August 1871
Language of Materials
English,Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 72 folios ; 12.7 x 20 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 12r, line 13 to folio 12v, line 13
Bibliography
Martin, Martin, A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland circa 1695 (London, 1716), p. 92
- Archaeology
- Beinn Bheag Eolaigearraidh Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
- Caibeal Cui-Chroise Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
- Caibeal na Meallach Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
- Church Buildings
- Colla
- Grithean Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
- Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
- MacKinnon, Donald, fl1871 (Grithean | Isle of Barra)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
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+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk