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Disputes

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Story about Dun a Charra, 24 September 1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/106
Scope and Contents

Story about Dun a Charra [Dùn a' Charra, Barraigh/Isle of Barra], that the 'Carra' [standing stone] was thrown by a Lochlannach [Viking] at his lover out of jealousy. It struck her, killed her and she sank into the earth. 'The carra stands there another lying by its side'. The story is concluded with a proverbial phrase which reads, 'SSpionnadh (sic) 9 naonar (supra: 81) gus am bi a ghrian na h-airde (noon) When the sun de[scends] there nearst de 8l in each fuilt eir'.

Dates: 24 September 1872

Story about Major MacDonald, baillie and a dispute between two men from Mingulay, 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/15
Scope and Contents

Story about two men who come from Mingulay [Miùghlaigh] to get advice from Major MacDonald, baillie on Barra [Barraigh] to settle a dispute. The major offers to settle the matter there and then but the men insist that they all go to the landlord's house in Eoligarry [Eòligearraidh] to have it settled there.

Dates: 1869

Story about Mr Aulay and accompanying family history notes, 11 July 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/72
Scope and Contents Story about Mr Aulay [Rev Kenneth MacAulay] and accompanying family history notes collected from Kenneth Morrison, Nisissi near Scarasta, Harris [Nisishee, Scarasta/Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] telling how Morrison states that his paternal grandmother was a nurse to MacAulay and how his uncle went with him to Achateine in Airdnamurchan [Ardnamurchan, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Morrison tells how MacAulay argued with the people of Ardnamurchan and how his wife was 'a proud dame', citing...
Dates: 11 July 1870

Story about Sìne nighean MhicLeòid, 20 January 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/142
Scope and Contents Story collected from Eachann Macleoid [Hector MacLeod], aged 85, at Caisteal Bhuiri, Lianacleit [Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Lionacleit/Linaclate, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula]. His patronymic is given as 'Each[ann] mac Dhonul ic 'Urchai ic Neil ic Coinnich ic Iain ic Ruari ic Thormaid ic Uilleam ic Thorcail ic Leoid Leothais'. Hector states that he is the same age as Clanranald and that his great grandfather Niall mac Leoid [Neil MacLeod] came with Sine ni[gh]ean mhic Leoid Leodhais...
Dates: 20 January 1871

Story about the murder of an Appin man by Macleans of Duart, 5 October 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/45
Scope and Contents Story about the murder of an Appin man by Macleans of Duart collected at Bachuill, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. The story tells how the Appin men beat the Macleans of Duart at a games in Muile/Mull after which they fought each other and one of the Appin men was killed and the Macleans 'hung up the body against the castle and defied the world to touch it.' The Baron of Bachuil heard what happened and went to Duart Castle with his two red-haired daughters and 'rend[ered] all...
Dates: 5 October 1892

Story about the sons of the Duke of Argyll and MacLeod of MacLeods eldest sons, 10 July 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/50
Scope and Contents Story collected on Tarasaigh/Taransay about the sons of the Duke of Argyll's and MacLeod of MacLeod's eldest sons. The story tells how the two sons were together at the Royal High School Edinburgh [Dùn Èideann] or Edinburgh University and the Duke's son was being bullied by a sizable 'gille galda' [gille Gallda or Lowlander]. MacLeod's son stepped in to help the Duke's son but between the two of them they beat the gille Gallda so badly that he died from his injuries. The two fled to Dunvegan...
Dates: 10 July 1870

Story entitled 'An t-Each Ursunn' and accompanying song, 24 March 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/33
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'An t-Each Ursunn' about a Maor Mòr who came over from Trotarnish [Trotternish, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] to Baileshear [Baile Sear/Baleshare, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] to fetch the best horse [each ursunn] and horse-hair halter from a poor widow. When he stopped at Tobar Pheadair in Sollas [Solas] for water Seumas Òg, the son of Sir Seumas Rua [Sir Seumas Ruadh], went to chase him away and threatened to chop his head into the well except that the Maor Mòr's...
Dates: 24 March 1869

Story entitled 'Great fight', March 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/74
Scope and Contents Story collected from John Morrison, ground officer, Lingreabhagh/Lingerbay, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris, entitled 'Great fight', telling of the fight in Caolas na Hearadh/Sound of Harris] between Campbeltown [Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain, Cinn Tìre/Kintyre] and Leith herring boats during the herring fishing of Charles II's reign, in which many men were killed from all over Britian and buried in Neartey, Sarstay, Cheesbay, Huarsay, Ortersay, Heamatry and Ta'ay [Nàrstaigh, Sàrstaigh, Bàgh a'...
Dates: March 1874

Story using the term 'an rogaire', 1891

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/130
Scope and Contents

Story about a Lewis man scolding his neighbour using the term 'rogaire'.

Dates: 1891

Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 1860 to c1866

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112
Scope and Contents Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The majority of the volume has been used but intermittently there are groups of blank folios. Carmichael appears to have written in the book in the 1860s creating sections of different genres at different stages in the volume, with pages left blank in between to fill up appropriately. In about 1875 he has then used some of these blank pages to transcribe notes and stories but has not kept to the genres sections he initially created....
Dates: 1860 to c1866