Landowners
Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:
Story of how Caisteal Stornaway was taken from the MacLeods by the MacKenzies, 20 January 1871
Story collected from Hector MacLeod, aged 85, at Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Lionacleit/Linaclate, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula telling how Caisteal Stornaway [Caisteal Steòrnabhaigh/Stornoway Castle, Eilean Leòdhais] was taken from the MacLeods by the MacKenzies. MacLeods people were locked in the castle and so MacKenzie took many people and tied them to a sgeir nearby so that when the tide rose MacLeod had to come out to rescue them and MacKenzie got into the castle.
Story relating to George Munro, John Munro, Hugh MacEachen and Father Ranald MacEachen and accompanying poem, 1892
Story relating to Tai an Deora and Bachuil, September 1870
Story that Tai an Deora [Taigh an Deòra] was where the old house of Bachuil stood along with a kiln and barn but that 'Iain Baran' lost Bachuil about sixty years before [c.1810] [both places Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Vocabulary note about 'Cairiste', September 1872
Vocabulary note about 'Cairiste' describing it a six days in the harvest and six days in the spring when 'ev[e]ry smoke in the country had to send a per[son] to the proprietor or his factor in lieu & at any other time when he wanted. All "the little ten" had this.'
Vocabulary note for Cairiste or Presan, 1867
Vocabulary note for Cairiste or Presan describing it as a payment to the landlord for a half pennyland which is made up of six yards of linen, two stones of butter, two and a half stones of cheese and three bolls of oatmeal. 'Fear na feorlig' or someone with a farthing land (half of a half pennyland) would pay half of the quantity listed.