Story relating to George Munro, John Munro, Hugh MacEachen and Father Ranald MacEachen and accompanying poem, 1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/22
Scope and Contents
Story relating to George Munro, John Munro, Hugh MacEachen and Father Ranald MacEachen. The story tells how George Munro lived until he was ninety-one years old and was the son of John Munro, minister of Duirinish, Skye [Diùirinis, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. Once when Clanranald was on the Isle of Skye, he asked John Munro what favour he could do him and the reply was to give Uibhist a Deas/South Uist to his son George. On another occasion George 'showed kindness' to Father Ranald MacEachen of the MacEachens from Howbeg [Tobha Beag, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] who was shipwrecked on Skye. A verse composed by John MacCodrum about Father Ranald beginning 'Is ioma rud a chunna mi riamh, Is tha mi ria[mh] fo bha mi og' is included in the story. The story notes that Ranald was probably a nephew of Marshal MacDonald. Hugh MacEachen was said to have given an old woman a lift to church on horseback but because it was also carrying 'wilks' [whelks] the noise of the wilks frightened the horse, the old woman was thrown and she broke her leg. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- 1892
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 35 folios ; 20.2 x 14.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 193v, line 7 to folio 195v, line 2
- Biography
- Church attendance
- Duirinish Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland
- Genealogy
- Horses
- Hospitality
- Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland
- Landowners
- Longevity
- MacCodrum, Iain [John], c1693-1777 (Iain mac Fhearchair | Scottish Gaelic poet)
- MacDonald (of Clanranald)
- MacDonald, Marshal of France | Duke of Tarentum, 1765-1840
- MacEachen (Howbeg | South Uist)
- MacEachen, Hugh, c1875 (Howbeg | South Uist)
- MacEachen, Ranald, Father, c1875 (priest | South Uist)
- Munro, George, Rev, 1743-1832 (minister | South Uist)
- Munro, John, Rev, 1708-1755 (minister | Eddrachillis and South Uist)
- Poems
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Tales
- Tobha Beag South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Women
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 Edinburgh University Library Special 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
is-crc@ed.ac.uk