Murder
Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:
Story about the Saidearan Dugha on Barraigh/Isle of Barra, September 1872
Story about the Saidearan Dugha [Saighdearan Dubha, Jacobite soldiers] on Barraigh/Isle of Barra in which they were pursuing young men who had fled Àird Ghrèin and hidden in a cave. They met an old man and told him they would spare his life if he showed them where the young men were. In self-preservation he showed them and they killed them by setting fire to the cave.
Story and traditions about seals under the heading 'Roin', c1875
Story entitled 'A Skye Phrophecy' (sic), c1892
Story entitled 'A Skye Phrophecy' (sic) [A Skye Prophecy] which reads 'Cha tig mac an deigh an athair gus an till/tig Mac thasgail a rist ann (to Ebost where Macasgail was murdered by Mac ic Thormaid of Gesto.' [Geusdo, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]
Story entitled 'Aireamh Fir Fhinn ris Dhubhain (Shuarain?)' and accompanying song, c1862
Story entitled 'Am Britheamh Leothasach', c1862
Story entitled 'An t-Og Chraobh', 13 February 1866
Story entitled 'Baran Na Bachuil Agus na 2 [Dà] Ighnean Rua', August 1883
Story entitled 'Burns', 25 July 1892
Story entitled 'Burns' collected from Angus Macniven, tailor, Cill Taigh an Uillt [Kirkton, Taynuilt, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire]. Much of the text is illegible owing to smudged pencil marks but of the text that can be distinguished this item would appear to involve a Campbell fleeing from the country after a number of murders. It has not been possible to make out the text which relates to Robert Burns.