Story about Taogai MacCuinn, 8 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/16
Scope and Contents
Story about Taogai MacCuinn [MacQueen] probably collected from Ranald MacDonald, sheep farmer, Tarasaigh/Taransay, that he lived in Trotarnish, Skye [Tròndairnis/Trotternish, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] and that it is from him that all the MacQueen families in Skye and Uibhist/Uist descend. He is described as having been litigious and once put in a plea about corn which was damaged and he got off the charge by saying that the damage was done by seals rolling on the corn.
Dates
- Creation: 8 July 1870
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)
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 64 folios ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 4v, line 15 to folio 4v, line 21
Subject
- Mac Cuinn, Taogai (or MacQueen | Trotternish | Isle of Skye) (Person)
- MacDonald, Ranald, c1834-1913 (sheep farmer | Taransay | Inverness-shire | Scotland) (Person)
- MacQueen (Orasaigh | North Uist) (Family)
- MacQueen (Talisker | Isle of Skye) (Family)
- MacQueen (Tigharry, North Uist | family of ministers) (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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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