Story about Siol Ghorrie [Sìol Ghoraidh] and Siol Mhur[achaidh], 14 July 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/99
Scope and Contents
Story about Siol Ghorrie [Sìol Ghoraidh] probably collected from Margaret MacDonald, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist. The story tells how Goraidh was descended from MacDonald of Duntuilm [Dùn Thuilm/Duntulm, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] and Murdoch [Murchadh] from MacDonald of Cinntire [Cinn Tìre/Kintyre]. Mac Suain mor a Raarsai [MacSween of Raasay] killed Goraidh in an attempt to have Trotternish [Tròndairnis] for himself but he failed to get this. There were eighteen families in North Uist descended from Goraidh of which the last family lived in Udal. The 'MacDonald of the day' was coming to visit and they were prepared to welcome him but one of MacDonald's retinue said that they were preparding to attack instead but at present were 'lying drunk at Oda MhicRaail' [Oda Mhic Raghnaill]. The chief said that if they were sleeping they were to be killed and that is what happened. The survivors of Sìol Ghoraidh went to work at Loch Cleat [Cleitreabhal] and Loch Hosta, where Sìol Mhurchaidh lived in a dun. During the night while Sìol Mhurchaidh were asleep Sìol Ghoraidh flooded Dun Hosta and drowned them. Sìol Mhurchaidh are said to have got their name from Airdnamurchan [Ardnamurchan] where they lived after being in Kintyre rather than from anyone called Murchadh/Murdoch. They claimed to be descended from 'sean Aon[gh]as of Kintyre the fath[er] of Aon[gh]as og who fo[ugh]t at Ban[nockburn] & who earned the Laimh dheas to the Macdon[alds]'.
Dates
- 14 July 1870
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 64 folios ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 31v, line 7 to folio 31v, line 18
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, 'Notices of Teampull Michael, Keallun, North Uist, and of Sculptured Stones in Bearnarey, Harris, and in Benbecula; an "Abrach" Quern and Quarry for Querns, Heisgeir, North Uist, &c', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol VIII, (Edinburgh, 1870) pp.278-280.
- Ardnamurchan (parish) Argyllshire Scotland
- Argyllshire Scotland
- Bannockburn, Battle of | 24 June 1314
- Duntulm Kilmuir (parish) Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland
- Emigration and Immigration
- Family History
- Genealogy
- Hosta North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Inverness-shire Scotland
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland
- Kintyre Argyllshire Scotland
- Landowners
- Loch Cleitreabhal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- MacDonald, Angus, -c1330
- MacDonald, Angus, c1250
- MacDonald, Margaret, fl1870 (Mairead nighean Aonghais Duinn | Gearraidh Iain | North Uist | Inverness-shire)
- MacSween (Raasay )
- Malaclete North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Murder
- Names
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Raasay Inverness-shire Scotland
- Surname-unknown, Hosta, North Uist
- Surname-unknown, Udal, North Uist
- Tales
- Trotternish Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland
- Udal North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
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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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
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