North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 237 Collections and/or Records:
Note about the placename elements 'peighinn' and 'i', November 1873
Note about the use of horse and cow hair in bedding, 20 January 1871
Note collected from Alexander MacDonald, Cladach Chirceboist/Claddach Kirkibost, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist which reads 'Covers and blankets of horse & cows hair were the common bed clothes in Uist ri linn a Mhoraire Bhain' [in Am Morair Bàn's time].
Note about the well at Udal, 14 July 1870
Note probably collected from Margaret MacDonald, Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist about the well at Udal which reads 'The well of the Udal people is still seen but filled with sand. Excel[lent] water.'
Note about tree roots seen on Vally [Vallay] and Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist, November 1873
Note about tree roots seen on Vally [Bhàlaigh/Vallay] and Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist, that large roots are visible at Bun Na Crìbhe and Trai Ghrìt on Vallay and also at Griminish, Trai Bhan and Hougeary [Bun na Craoibhe, Tràigh Ghrìt, Tràigh Bhàn and Hogha Gearraidh/Hougharry].
Note about Una [nighean Rìgh Lochlann], clans and archaeological sites in North Uist, c1872
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 entitled 'Bittern', 17 March 1874
Note entitled 'Evictions', 1887
Note entitled 'Eviction' describing the eviction of twenty-six tenants from Greinetote, North Uist [Greinetobht/Grenitote, Uibhist a Tuath] by Officer MacLean of Oirisey [Orasaigh/Orosay, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] all of whom went to Cape Breton [Canada].
Note entitled 'Roinn Nan Ron', c1875
Note entitled 'Roinn Nan Ron' describing the manner in which hunted seals were divided amongst the people in Peighinn mhor Ghriminnis, Scolpaig and Cille-Pheadair [Peighinn Mhòr, Griminis/Griminish and Kilpheder all Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]
Note entitled 'Run-rig at Hosta', 20 October 1884 to 1886
Note entitled 'Run-rig at Hosta' collected from Mr Angus Macquarrie, schoolmaster, Taighearry [Tigh Ghearraidh/Tigharry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] describing in detail the system of division of rigs between tenants at Hosta [Homhsta]. The system is noted as being in use at Caolas Paible and Heisgeir [Caolas Paibeil/Kyles Paible, Heisker/Monach Isles].