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South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 356 Collections and/or Records:

Notes on Sorcha an Orfhuilt, 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/59
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Notes on Sorcha an Orfhuilt stating that Duncan Macdonald, Snaoisval [Sniseabhal/Snishival, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] said that she was the girl who went amongst the deer and that Mr Alexander Campbell, priest at Bornish [Bornais] said that she was also called 'Fionna nam Fiadh'. There are question marks besides the name 'Binneach nam Fiadh'.

Dates: 1872

Notes on stars and accompanying verse, 29 October 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/109
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Notes on stars including that Mainneag or Maidneag is the morning star, that 'Grioglachan gets its course on S[aint] Michael & loses it on new years night' and that 'An t-Iasgair' is the star of the East at night. There is also a short verse beginning 'Ni Ri Eangain 'sa 3 len'.

Dates: 29 October 1872

Notes on taigh talamh [souterrain], 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/28
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Notes on a 'taigh talamh' [souterrain] seen by John Martin, age 80, on the machair at Killepheadar [Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: 1877

Notes on the earrasaid and the breid, 27 May 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/52
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Notes on the earrasaid and the breid collected from Mary MacMillan, Lianacui, Iocar [Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] tling how the earrasaid was a blanket taken from the bed and describing the manner in which it was worn. 'Blankets were finely made with scarlet borders. Every housewife tried to excel in her blankets'. The breid is described as being a yard of fine linen with 3 bans on the shoulder and back with 'no sewing upon it.'

Dates: 27 May 1869

Notes on the family of Uistean Ban Chillepheadar, 8 May 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/65
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Notes on the family of Uistean Ban Chillepheadar [Ùisdean Bàn Chille Pheadair or Hugh Macdonald of Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and that he came from North Uist [Uibhist a Tuath], his son was Donald who lived at Daliburgh [Dalabrog] and 'was the father of the late Bean Ormicleit' [Penelope MacLellan].

Dates: 8 May 1877

Notes on the MacDonald family and the Duke of Tarentum, 7 April 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/47
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Notes on the family relationship between Alexander MacDonald, Snaoisveal [Sniseabhal/Snishival, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and the Duke of Tarentum.

Dates: 7 April 1869

Notes on tools, crops and cattle, 28 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/63
Scope and Contents Notes on tools, crops and cattle including that Carmichael had got an 'ord bhairneach' from Aonas Mac Phi [Angus MacPhee or MacPhie] Càrnan/Carnan, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist which he had found among old ruins; that froisgeir was found out from Aird a vachair [Àird a' Mhachair/Ardivachar]; that Duncan MacLellan's wife['s] great, great grandfather used to distribute froisgeir and welks with a peck and that brisgeir used to be taken up 'most carefully' and how cattle were [driven to bogs and...
Dates: 28 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

Notes relating to rocks in Knapdale, South Uist and Lewis, 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/325
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Notes relating to rocks in Knapdale [Cnapadal], South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] and Lewis [Eilean Leòdhais], including that an old woman used to be seen 'at the Lic (a true rock) on s[outh] side Lochaoinirt' [Loch Aineort, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: 1887

Part of a story entitled 'Rocabarrai', 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/21
Scope and Contents The second part of a story entitled 'Rocabarrai' collected from Donald MacKinnon, aged 98½ years, Dalabrog/Daliburgh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The first part begins at folio 43r. The story continues telling how while lost at sea and welcomed onto an unknown island after a year and a day one of the ship's crew saw a vessel passing by and wanted to get on it to return home. This he was allowed to do and after another year and a day another crew member wished the same and after another year...
Dates: 1871

Part of a story entitled 'Rocabarrai' and accompanying story about the informant falling ill, 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/16
Scope and Contents Part of a story entitled 'Rocabarrai', collected from Donald MacInnon or Donl mac Iain ic Lachlan ic ionnan [Donald MacKinnon], aged 98½ years, Grianaig, Dallabrig [Dalabrog/Daliburgh, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] telling how he Mor mhor ni MhicLeoid na h Earradh [Marion MacLeod] who was married to Raoul mor mac ic Ail[ein] [Ranald MacDonald of Clanranald] went to Bernary [Bearnaraigh] and in a house there heard a voice 'at the back of a chest' offering to tell them the story of Rocabarrai. At...
Dates: 1871