Story about inheriting [Castle] Beagram, c1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/84
Scope and Contents
Story about inheriting Beagram [Caisteal Bheagram/Castle Beagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] in which the clan chief gives his son his inheritance of the castle but keeps part of it [possibly Beinn na Faoghla] for himself. During a particularly harsh winter he goes to his son and asks for some bread but his son fights with him and he has to go and get the deeds. He dies on the journey back, so the son goes to get them, but he too dies. 'There began the war bet[ween] Iain Mòr Muideart[ach] [John MacDonald, chief of Clanranald] & Raol Gallda [Raghnall Gallda/Ranald MacDonald, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].
Dates
- c1872
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 35r, line 4 to folio 35r, line 17
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Biography
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Family History
- Landowners
- MacDonald (of Clanranald)
- MacDonald, John, fl1544
- MacDonald, Ranald, -1544 (Raghnall Gallda | son of Allan son of Roderick of Clanranald | )
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Tales
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
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk