Funeral Rites and Ceremonies
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Song entitled 'Cumha Mhic an Toisich', 25 September 1872 and 4 January 1876
Song entitled 'Tuiream' and accompanying story, September 1872
Song entitled 'Tuiream' [Dirge] beginning 'Cuim nach togain guth ard eir ledai mo leinibh mo chaomh'. The accompanying story includes a note on the lineage of MacNeil of Barra.
Song entitled 'Tuirream Torraidh' and accompanying note about funeral customs, 24 September 1872
Story about a wall collapsing on a coffin in Teampull na Trionaid, 20 January 1871
Story about a young man keeping vigil over his mother's corpse, 29 January 1875
Story about archaeological finds at Tirefour, 2 September 1870
Story collected from Duncan Carmichael, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about archaeological finds at a grave at Tirefour. The finds were a gold candle, a hammer and a coin 'of anc[ient] date' which were sent to Lochnell 'along with two heads of bisons of im[mense] size' and which were there during 'the General's time'.
Story about Cailein Ruadh [Colin MacKenzie], Lewis, 1877
Story about Cailein Ruadh, Leoghais [Colin MacKenzie, Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis], who when he died had 100 of each sort of livestock and 100 casks of whisky which were consumed at his funeral, which lasted three days and three nights.
Story about Mac Rìgh Lochlainn, 27 October 1873
Story about Mac Rìgh Lochlainn, that he was buried on Rònaidh/North Rona [Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty] without his head.
Story about the burial of Donald mac 'ic Ailein of Clanranald, c1872
Story about the discovery of Christ's body being the reason for 'dol deiseil a chlaidh', 24 Septmeber 1872
Story about the discovery of Christ's body being the reason for 'dol deiseil a chlaidh', collected from Peter [-], who learned it from Mr Aonas Donullach sagairt [Angus MacDonald, priest] who 'went to Rome as professor and died there. He had been educated in Lismore' [Lios Mòr].