Scope and Contents Story about 'Bliadhna an t Sneac dhuibh' also known as 'Bliadhna an t sneac bhuidhe'. In which 'The snow stayed so long on the ground that it became black -some say yellow and lasted until the summer'. The story also relates how all the cattle in North Uist [Uibhist a Tuath] died except for one red cow at Biorrabhal [Clachan Bhiurabhal] and that all the fires in the island were extinguished. A fire 'tein-eigin' was produced from the 'sail-dharach' whcih is at Cladh Sgealoir [Cladh...

Scope and Contents Story under the heading 'Roin' about Odar and an archaeological dig collected from Niell MacCuiein [Neil MacQuien or MacQueen], crofter and tailor, Middlequarter, North Uist [Ceathramh Meadhanach, Uibhist a Tuath]. The story tells how Odar requested that half of the Haisgeir [Theisgeir/Heisker/Monach Isles] seals should be buried with his head and the other half divided amongst the eight pennylands in Scolpeig and Chill a Pheadair [Scolpaig, Cille Pheadair/Kilpheder] noting that some of the...