South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Quotation on 'Uagan Mhic Màrr, 5 April 1872
Quotation collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] which reads 'Uagan Mhic Màrr Thoir fios gu Brodain mhor na h-airi gu bheil Mac Mharr a so a noc[hd]'.
Song entitled 'Comhairle Fhinn air Oscar' and accompanying notes, c1875
Song entitled 'Laoidh Cairagain mhoir mhic Righ Lochlain', 6 October 1865
Song entitled 'Laoidh Cairagain mhoir mhic Righ Lochlain' [Laoidh Earragain] collected from Eachan MacIsaig [Hector MacIsaac] Ceannlangabhat, [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. A note written transversely reads 'Trans[cribed] B[ook] II p[age] 12t[h] Nov[ember] 1869 A. A. C.'
Song entitled 'Moladh Ghoill' and accompanying notes, c1875
Story about a poor Benbecula man building an airidh [sheiling] on South Uist
Story about a water horse [each uisge], 5 April 1872
Story about Fenians and accompanying notes from the informant about story-telling, 24 April 1866
Story entitled 'Clachan Lainginis' and accompanying song, 4 April 1872
Story entitled 'Clachan Lainginis', collected from Hector MacIosaig, Keanlangvat [Ceannlangabhat, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] - story of MacMhuirich and small animal and keeping it until mother has performed tasks for him
Story entitled 'Toirioc Na Taineac' and accompanying note, 15 August 1873
Story entitled 'Toirioc Na Taineac' collected from Eachan MacIssac [erroneously given as 'MacLeod' in the text] 'Each[ann] mac Ruari', Ceannlangabhat, [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], who, the note states heard it from 'Ruary Rua' MacQuien, catechist when he was about fifteen or sixteen years old. Added that MacQuien had died about fifty years ago and that 'the lays of Os[sian] & the old stories of the Fian were his principal themes'.