Lismore Argyllshire Scotland
Found in 136 Collections and/or Records:
Note about the 'eacara', August 1883
Note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire about a crescent-shaped structure which formed the 'eacara' or the pound for livestock. Carmichael notes that there is still a place of that name on Lismore [Lios Mòr].
Note about the first men on Lismore to own a vessel, August 1883
Note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire that the first two men on Lismore [Lios Mòr] to have a vessel used to trade to Ireland. They married there and had children which came to Lismore and Glasgow [Glaschu].
Note about the last battle on Lismore, August 1883
Note that the last battle on Lismore [Lios Mòr] was fought at Achadhnan[-] [Probably Achadun].
Note about the last Bishop of Lismore, September 1870
Note about the last Bishop of Lismore [Lios Mòr, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] that he was brought as a prisoner from Ach nan Duin [Achadun] to Dundee but never returned. The pencil text is quite faded in places making it difficult to read.
Note about the last priest at Achnandoun, August 1883
Note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about Father MacPhail, the last priest at Achnandoun [Achadun, Lios Mòr/Lismore], that he baptised Donul ban Maccolla grandfather of Donald who went to Canada.
Note about the last priest at Clachan, August 1883
Note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire that Father MacGregor was the last priest at Clachan [Lios Mòr/Lismore].
Note about the location of Baron Carmichael's house, September 1870
Note which reads 'Baron Carmichael's house was at Sloc-a-mhuillin? when he lost the oireac Caora dhu na Bachuille.' [Sloc a' Mhuillinn and Bachuil, both Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]
Note about the location of the well Tobar tai dhearc [Tobar Taigh Dhearg], 2 September 1870
Note about the location of the well Tobar tai dhearc [Tobar Taigh Dhearg] that it is at Pt Charrain [Port a' Charrain, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] and that another well mentioned in history is queried as being 'Tobar da dhearc'.
Note about the Macintyres at Achnandun, August 1883
Note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire about the Macintyres at Achnandun [Achadun, Lios Mòr/Lismore] that the informant's grandfather Gilleaspa MacDhugail [Gilleasbuig mac Dhùghaill or Archibald Macintyre] lived there, their uncle Dugald [Macintyre] was born there and the rent offered to them by 'Fear Loch an Eala' [General Duncan Campbell fo Lochnell] was 15 pounds a year as long as water ran in the burn.
Note about the origins of the Carmichael families, September 1870
Note about the origins of the Carmichael families that Carmichael's own clan came from Leireag near Oban while the Cloichl[e]a Carmichaels came from Clachan Saoileach [Lerags, An t-Òban, Cloichlea, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Clachan Sound, all Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].