Death
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE
Found in 157 Collections and/or Records:
Story about a man with two sweethearts, 27 May 1869
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/59
Scope and Contents
Story collected from Mary MacMillan, Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist telling how a man chose between two sweethearts but the spurned got vengeance by stranding the wife on the rocks at An Leumaire-rua below Ru-thiorinnis [An Leumaire Ruadh and Rubha Thornais/Hornish Point]. The man then married the other woman but while she was milking and the song beginning 'Sin do chas dhomh hug o, Sin do lamh dhomh' he heard her and realised what had happened and left her. The informant...
Dates:
27 May 1869
Story about a water-horse, 1869
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/58
Scope and Contents
Story about a water-horse, in which a young woman on her way between Beinn Mhòr and Loch Coire Mhic Iain to feed cattle from near Ormacleit [Ormaclete] or Staonabrig [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge] [all Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] enounters a handsome young man. He asks her to stroke his hair, she does so and he falls asleep on her coat. She finds seaweed in his hair, realises he's a water-horse and escapes by cutting the coat from around his head and running away home. She gets such a fright that...
Dates:
1869
Story about a young man keeping vigil over his mother's corpse, 29 January 1875
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/122
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Story probably collected from John MacInnes, aged 70 years, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist which tells of a young man whose mother dies but before she dies she makes him promise that he and only he will keep watch over her body. When the time comes he is very frightened and is unable to rest while keeping watch. The skipper of a passing vessel sees him and asks him if he has a Bible. He gives him a cockerel and a candle and advises him to put the cockerel on the...
Dates:
29 January 1875
Story about Airi-na h-aon-oiche, 1871
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/20
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Story about Airi-na h-aon-oiche [Airidh na h-Aon Oidhche, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] telling how the sheiling got its name. A man by the name of MacPhie, who lived in Benbecula had a dog which was very large but never barked and which brought him renown as 'MacPhie a choin duigh' [MacPhee of the black dog]. He and twelve cousins went to build a sheiling on Staireval [Stiaraval] and when they were finished and each lying in their beds 'each said that he wished he had now his leannan with him...
Dates:
1871
Story about An Carra Bhoradh, 21 May 1869 to December 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/10
Scope and Contents
Story about An Carra Bhoradh collected from Don M Phie [Donald MacPhee], blacksmith, Breuvaig [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]. The stone [An Carra Bhoradh] is described as having been used as a brangas and its dimensions noted. MacPhee tells how iron was put through the hole in the stone and then around the neck of the 'delinquents'. The last woman to be put in the brangas was Mairi Thaillear [Nic an t-Saoir] [Mary MacIntyre] from Allasdale [Allathasdal] because she had stolen...
Dates:
21 May 1869 to December 1870
Story about An Gorm Mòr, September 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/28
Scope and Contents
Story about An Gorm Mòr, who lived at Achnanduin [Achadun, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] that he 'made a meet[in]g with the evil one to fight him.' They fought at Camus a Ghuirm at Eigneig [possibly Camas Gorm, Eignaig], where one bull appeared and another left, and An Gorm Mòr was found dead. 'Leac-a-Ghuirm is on the Crois.'
Dates:
September 1870
Story about An Gorm Mòr, September 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/40
Scope and Contents
Story about An Gorm Mòr Mac An Leigh [MacOnlea or Livingstone], that he was the last person to live at Castle Achnanduin [Achadun, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. He took a boat and crew to Gaireleass [Garbh Shlios]and asked everyone to leave him. They saw a bull 'tearing down the glen' and then he and An Gorm Mòr fought. An Gorm Mòr was found and taken back to the Crois [Crois Dubh Lios Mòr or Black Cross of Lismore] where he was buried in the Livingstone plot near the...
Dates:
September 1870
Story about An Gorm Mòr's daughter, September 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/51
Scope and Contents
Story about An Gorm Mòr's daughter, that she died of plaigh [plague] at Laig uanach as she returned to Achnanduin from church at Clachan [Lag Uanach and Achadun, both Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Dates:
September 1870
Story about Bliana nan Sasunach, 23 May 1869
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/33
Scope and Contents
Story collected from Roderick MacNeil, Miùghlaigh/Mingulay about Bliana nan Sasunach [Bliadhna nan Sasannach the year of the Englishmen] telling how Iain mac Fh[earchair] ic M[hurchaidh], was hanged without trial by Captain Scott and his men, about 600 of whom were on Beàrnaraigh/Berneray and Mingulay for a week. He was Roderick's uncle, being her son before she was married. The story tells how the soldiers took everything and how the islanders fled in fear of them. Two men went into the...
Dates:
23 May 1869
Story about Calum Cille [St Columba] and his travels around the islands of Scotland and Blàr na Cuigeal, September 1872
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/131
Scope and Contents
Story about Calum Cille [St Columba] and his travels around the islands of Scotland probably collected from James Campbell, fisherman, Ceanntangabhal/Kentangval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra. The story notes that the castle on Loch Tangasdail was built by St Clair [Dùn Mhic Leòid, Loch Tangasdale, Barraigh/Isle of Barra], that St Clair married a woman from Kintail [Ceann Tàile, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] and that he had eight hundred men who fought for him, although none of the men were from...
Dates:
September 1872