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Invernahyle Argyllshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1883 to 1887

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing material collected mostly in An Apainn/Appin and Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. A large proportion of the stories and biographical information about Appin was collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, who was known as Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair. Amongst the material collected from Dòmhnall a' Bhrocair are proverbs, sayings, customs, stories about local figures and families and historic anecdotes. The other main...
Dates: 1883 to 1887

Fragment of a story relating to a fire and Creag Chuiralain, August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/122
Scope and Contents

Fragment of a story relating to a fire and Creag Chuiralain [Creag Churalain, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] in which the son of Innernahyle [Inbhir na h-Aighle/Invernahyle] is described as 'blowing the fire until dead' and a note that the Creag was consecrated to Cuiralain [Curalan] or Saint Cyril or Cuthbert.

Dates: August 1883

Note about Creag an Fhreacadain, August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/130
Scope and Contents

Note that Creag an Fhreacadain is on Inver-na-hyle [Inbhir na h-Aighle/Invernahyle, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].

Dates: August 1883

Note about Stewart of Invernahyle, 27 September 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/192
Scope and Contents

Note about Stewart of Invernahyle collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73, which reads 'Du[gh]all of In[ver]nahyle was head of the Stewarts of Appin - chief. The Capt[ain].'.

Dates: 27 September 1883

Note about the Stewarts of Airdsheile, 27 September 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/157
Scope and Contents

Note probably collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about the Stewarts of Airdsheile that they came to Leitir Shuna first, then spread to Innernahyle, Ach nan Con, Airdsheile, Fasnacloich then Bail Chaol [Leitir Sìuna/Lettershuna, Inbhir na h-Aigle/Invernahyle, Achadh nan Con/Achnacone, Àrd Seile/Ardsheal, Baile a' Chaolais/Ballachulish, all Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].

Dates: 27 September 1883

Notes about Dòmhnall nan Òrd, 29 August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/89
Scope and Contents

Note that Coire Chailean [Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] is the name of the place where Dòmhnall nan Òrd killed his father's killer and that Dòmhnall nan Òrd had a cave on the Invernahyle estate which could hold 40 men.

Dates: 29 August 1883

Story about a battle at Creag Churralain, 29 August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/85
Scope and Contents

Story possibly collected from Donald MacColl, foxhunter, Glencreran, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about a battle fought at Creag Churralain [Creag Churalain, Earra Ghàidheal, Argyllshire] by people from Lochaber [Loch Abar] and Argyll, in which most of the Argyll men were killed. After this Cailean Uaine of the Campbells of Dunstaffnage [Colin Campbell, Dùn Stafhainis] killed Alexander Stewart of Invernahyle [Inbhir na h-Aigheal].

Dates: 29 August 1883