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Lismore Argyllshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 136 Collections and/or Records:

Note about the 'eacara', August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/45
Scope and Contents

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].

Dates: August 1883

Note about the first men on Lismore to own a vessel, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/54
Scope and Contents

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].

Dates: August 1883

Note about the last battle on Lismore, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/26
Scope and Contents

Note that the last battle on Lismore [Lios Mòr] was fought at Achadhnan[-] [Probably Achadun].

Dates: August 1883

Note about the last Bishop of Lismore, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/32
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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.

Dates: September 1870

Note about the last priest at Achnandoun, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/36
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: August 1883

Note about the last priest at Clachan, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/37
Scope and Contents

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].

Dates: August 1883

Note about the location of Baron Carmichael's house, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/23
Scope and Contents

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]

Dates: September 1870

Note about the location of the well Tobar tai dhearc [Tobar Taigh Dhearg], 2 September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/10
Scope and Contents

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'.

Dates: 2 September 1870

Note about the Macintyres at Achnandun, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/52
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: August 1883

Note about the origins of the Carmichael families, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/16
Scope and Contents

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].

Dates: September 1870