Placenames
Found in 233 Collections and/or Records:
Story about a mad bull in Uisg Fhaolain, August 1883
Story about a mad bull which got thrown into Uisg Fhaolain, which is named after St Fillan, since which time the water has been 'of no effect'.
Story about a man from E òropaidh who went to Rònaidh and his sister, 27 October 1873
Story about a man with two sweethearts, 27 May 1869
Story about a poor Benbecula man building an airidh [sheiling] on South Uist
Story about a water horse or each-uisge, 23 May 1869
Story about a woman stealing a kettle from the fairies and accompanying notes, September 1872
Story about Airi-na h-aon-oiche, 1871
Story about An Carra Bhoradh, 21 May 1869 to December 1870
Story about Blar nan cuigeal, January 1871
Story about Blar nan cuigeal [Blàr nan Cuigeal] which was fought by North Uist women with their distaffs near Lochmaddy [Loch nam Madadh, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. The fight was led by Mor Donullach [Marion MacDonald] at Clachan Shannda [Sannda/Clachan Sanda] and [at] Fooghail na Comaraich [Faoghal na Comraich] and Sìg-nan-cuaran [possibly Eilean na Sìge-Cama].
Story about Comhail Mhic Leoid and Ord bhairneach, 8 July 1870
Story about Comhail Mhic Leoid [Clach MhicLeòid, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] that it was where MacLeod signalled to the people of Tarasaigh/Taransay that they had to come and pay their rent. The story continues by describing the 'Ord bhairneach' which an old woman had and which when striking the limpets broke in three. The three fragments were scattered one [presumably] at Clach MhicLeòid, one at Steinegri [Stangrigary] and the third at Aoi [Uidh], now known as Clach an t-sagairt.