Names
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Note about how Ri Acharainich was named, August 1886
Note which reads 'Ri Acharainich (Eon Campbell) got the name when a lad from his pride.' [Acharonich, Am Muile/Isle of Mull]
Note about Macdonalds at Cnoc an torrain [Cnoc an Torrain], c1892
Note which reads 'A tribe of Macdonalds at Cnoc antorrain N[orth] Uist are still called na clarsairean. Clann a chlarsair.' [Cnoc an Torrain/Knockintorran, Uibhist a Tuath]. Text has been scored through in pencil.
Note about the bird 'An t-Ian Bùchain' [pin-tail duck], 1883
Note clarifying the names of people at Carnish, 20 January 1871
Note clarifying the names of people at Carnish [Cairinis, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] that the Bo mhaol bhuidhe [bò mhaol bhuide] came to Mac Ille Phadruig 'ic Dhonil [mac Ille Phadruig 'ic Dhòmhnaill], that Mac Coiseam was the man who built the west side of Teampull na Trionaid/Temple of the Trinity and that Nic Coiseam was muime [nurse] to Mac Iain ic Sheumais.
Note on place-names and names 'Creag Rusgain', 'Goirtean Conaisg' and An Rusgan MacPhail', 1892
Note on place-names and names which reads 'Creag Rusgain on Fearnach farm Clann Rusgain. Goirtean Chonasglaidh Goirtean Conaisg part of Bail-an-deor. The O in Conaisg is open like o in wol. An Rusgan MacPhail = Ruskin Macphail' [Creag Ruisgte, Fearnoch, Baile an Deòra/Balindore, Gorstain, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Note on the name MacCiochair, August 1883
Note on the name MacCiochair that it is the Gaelic for 'Jackson'.
Note on the 'ostiarij', 1886
Note on the 'ostiarij' [ostiarii or Iona's inhabitants] and that their name comes from their former office in the church [doorkeepers].They never exceed 5 or 8 in number from a male because of an act of misbehaviour committed in St Columba's time according to Dean Frazer [Dean John Fraser]. Also notes that Dean Frazer gave the governorship of the Isle of Man to Sacheverall and that the currach is still used in Wales.
Note relating to Iain mac Odrum [John MacCodrum], November 1873
Note that Niall Donullach has an account of 'the Temple at Eorabie', 27 October 1873
Note that Niall Donullach [Neil MacDonald] has an account of 'the Temple at Eorabie' [Teampull Mholuaidh, Eòropaidh/Eoropie, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis]. His patronymic is given as 'Niall mac Uilleam'.
Note that the Baron of Bachuil is also known as 'Baran nam busa gorma', October 1892
Note that the Baron of Bachuil is also known as 'Baran nam busa gorma'.