Isle of Barra Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 280 Collections and/or Records:
Note about Cros-é, September 1872
Note about Cros-é which reads 'Cros-é was a woman & had a cuthai [cattle fold] at Cu'ai Cros-E-' [Caibeal Cui-Chroise/Caibeal Colla Mac Speur, Barraigh/Isle of Barra].
Note about Dun-Chathalein, 5 March 1869
Note about Dun-Chathalein, named after Cathalein nian righ-Loch [possibly another name for Dun na Cille], that it is siuated at Port na Cille at Cladh Bhrianain. Liana Chathalien is noted as being situated between Borve and B[aile] na Creaige [Borgh and Baile na Creige/Craigston, Barraigh/Barra].
Note about Dun Na Ruai, September 1872
Note about Dun Na Ruai [Dùn Loch nic Ruaidhe, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] describing its composition as good square blocks of stone, like those at Aird Bhinn [possibly Àird Mhidhinis], an irregular oval shap and full of mountain ash and brambles. Also notes that a clachan goes from the shore.
Note about duns and foot-marked rocks on the Isle of Barra, 24 September 1872
Note about duns and foot-marked rocks on the Isle of Barra [Barraigh] including Dùn Briain, Dun Chiu'ir [Dùn Chuidhir] and Dùnan Ruadh, Creaga la'uir and Ciste nan Cli'eann, which is described as having 'a wall of rock on each side'. Also mentioned is a high rock behind Lorg Mhic De and Lorg an Donais, which a large footmark and a small footmark in it.
Note about duns in Barra, September 1872
Note about duns in Barra which reads 'Dun an Sgialaiche Cliat op[po]s[ite] Cuir 25 duns in Barra'.
Note about funeral customs, c1872
Note about funeral customs including that in Barra [Barraigh] corpses were left above ground for forty-eight hours, while in Uist [Uibhist] it would be three, four or five days; that 'an t-seisig' was 'the tuirream after the corpse'; and that John MacDonald of Strombane's father [Srom Bàn, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] used to pipe after the funeral. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere and a small addition has been made in ink.
Note about Murdoch Macdonald at Borve, 1901
Note which reads 'Murdoch Macdonald Borve [Borgh, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] whose wife is daught[er] of Alexander Macdonald wishes to get a croft in Grinn [Grithean/Greian]. Must help him.' Text has been crossed out.
Note about Na Druinnich, 1867
Note about Na Druinnich, stating that they 'built all the duns in these isle[s]. They were their places of defence against the attacks of the Lochlannaich [Vikings]' and listing the places in Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, Bhatarsaigh/Vatersay and Beàrnaraigh/Berneray where the Druinnich lived.
Note about place-names around Loch Tangasdail, 1901
Note about place-names around Loch Tangasdail [Barraigh/Isle of Barra] including An Lèig [Loch an Doirlinn] 'the lakelet below Loch Tangastal', Abhuinn Bhan [Abhainn Bhàn], which runs from Loch Tangasdal to the sea and Abhuinn nam breac [Allt nam Breac], which 'comes into Loch Tangastal from the west'.
Note about Rockall, 1883
Note about Rockall [Sgeir Rocail] which gives its distances from Barra [Barraigh] and North Uist [Uibhist a Tuath] and its dimensions. Also states that Rockall was given up as a fishing ground as it was difficult to find.