Story entitled 'Great fight', March 1874
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' Chàise, Suarsaigh, Bhòtarsaigh, Hermetray and Taghaigh all Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist], some were buried under cover of night. The Campbeltown fleet won the fight but after this there was no herring. The story also states that Pabbay [Pabaigh] was exchanged for herring.
Dates
- Creation: March 1874
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 93 folios ; 20.5 x 13.2 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 16v, line 15 to folio 17r, line 4
- Campbeltown Argyllshire Scotland
- Disputes
- Fishing
- Hermetray North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland
- Herring industry
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Kintyre Argyllshire Scotland
- Leith (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Lingreabhagh Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland
- North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland
- North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Sound of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Suarsaigh North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland
- Taghaigh North Uist (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland
- Tales
Subject
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
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