Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 211 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895
Notes about religious sites in North Uist and Benbecula, 1869
Notes about religious sites at Keallin and Croc an Torrain [Ceallan/Kallin and Cnoc an Torrain/Knockintorran, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist], Nunton [Baille nan Cailleach, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].
Notes on Fenian placenames and associated poems, c1866
Notes on Flora MacDonald, 1877
Notes on 'Flora MacDonald saying she lived at Kildonan [Cill Donnain, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], and querying if it was at Roisnis [Ròisinis/Rossinish, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] that she left with Prince Charlie or if it was Loch Aoineart [Loch Aineort, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].
Notes on the family of Neill MacPherson, Benbecula, 1877
Notes collected from Neill Macpherson, pauper, aged 95, Lianacleit, Benbecula [Lionacleit/Liniclate, Beinn na Faoghla] about his family, stating that he has 9 daughters, 51 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren and 'if he lives five years more he may see his great great grand children'. He also states that there had been 6 people over 90 on Benbecula in December [1876] and that 3 of these people have since died.
Notes on vegetation, 21 May 1877
Notes on the vegetation on Beire-mhòr [A' Bheirbhe Mhòr, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] which includes blue hyacinth, mountain ash and a 'heath[er] isle about 50 y[a]rds long and 20 wide'.
Notes on wildlife, 21 May 1877
Notes on the flora and fauna of A Mheribh Bheag [A' Bheiribhe Bheag, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] including glas-fhaoileagan [herring gulls], buttercups and wild kale. Includes sketch of a perpendicular hole found on the south east of the island.
'Old Phrase' which reads 'An callach glucamach stucannach stachannach', 1894
'Old Phrase' written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula which reads 'An callach glucamach stucannach stachannach'.
Place-name note for Crois-an-t suidheachain and Leapanan Chaluim Chille, 8 August 1867
Place-name note probably collected from Roderick MacNeil, aged 88, crofter, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay for which reads 'Crois-an-t suidheachain. A place the priests had for perform[ing] div[ine] worship. Leapanan Chaluim Chille is close at hand.' Carmichael adds a reminder to 'See cross at Dunganich' [Dùn Gainmhich/Dunganichy Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].
Poem about two friends who were separated and accompanying story, 1877
Poem beginning 'Dàcheann a dh'fàg an t-earrachal', with a note on vocabulary and the background story of two good friends, Iain ic Fhearchair [John MacCodrum] and Mac Aonas Gheobha [Mac Aonghais Ghobha] who went out on the moor, lost each other, one ending up on 'moineach Ebhall' [Eabhal/Eaval, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] and the other on 'Cill-èirebhagh, Beinn am faothla' [Cill Eirebhagh/Kilerivagh, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula]. The poem is composed of four lines.