Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 211 Collections and/or Records:
Story about Beinnvòr, 10 April 1872
Story collected from an unnamed female informant at Hacleit, Benbecula [Haclait/Hacklet, Beinn na Faoghla] which reads 'None but Clann ic Gille ria'aich could live at Beinnvòr [Beinn Mhòr, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] all killed till the rann was comp[osed] aft[er] that all safe. '
Story about Braobh-fhaothal and ghosts, 20 January 1871
Story about Coinneach Odhar [The Brahan Seer], 3 January 1872
Story about Eilean or Caisteal Bheagram, 13 April 1870
Story about Father MacGregor reading Ossian to his catechist, c1892
Story telling how Father MacGregor, Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] had been expounding biblical doctrines to his catechist Donald Macintire also known as Domhul Macdhomhuil ic Thearlaich [Dòmhnall mac Dhòmhnaill 'ic Theàrlaich or Donald MacIntyre] he picked up 'MacPherson's Gaelic Ossian' to read from it instead to which Donald remarked 'M'anamsa Dhia s e b annsa leinn!' ['Upon my soul, O God, but that were preferable to us!']
Story about fishing for basking sharks off Uist, 1877
Story collected from Neill Macpherson [Neil MacPherson], aged 95, pauper, Lianacleit, Benbecula [Lionacleit/Liniclate, Beinn na Faoghla], about fishing for basking sharks off Uist [Uibhist] including the method by which the basking shark is caught and killed and the comment that ‘steamers are supposed to be the cause of the absence of the sun-fish’.