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Clann Uisne

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = CW,Use For = Children of Uisne

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Note about 'Tri truaigh nan sgeula/sgeulachd' or 'The three sorrows of stories', 1894

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/182
Scope and Contents

Note about 'Tri truaigh nan sgeula/sgeulachd' or 'The three sorrows of stories' that they are 'Clann an Lir Clann an Ruitinn and Clann Uisne'.

Dates: 1894

Song entitled 'Laoi Chlann Uisne' and accompanying note, 15 March 1867

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/13
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Laoi Chlann Uisne' collected from Donul Mac a Bhi [Donald MacPhee], smith, Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra beginning 'A Chlann Uisne nan each geala, Sibh a tir nam fear fuil[each]' and composed of one hundred and fifty nine lines. The accompanying note written transversely over some of the text reads 'Copy sent the Rev Mr Clerk Killmallie Oct[ober] 11th 1867 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael] another copy sent him Jan[uary] 6th 1869 A[lexander] C[armichael].'...
Dates: 15 March 1867

Story entitled 'Each-drai Chlann Uisne', 16 March 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/14
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Each-drai Chlann Uisne' [Eachdraidh Chlann Uisne] collected from Iain MacNeil [John MacNeil], aged 83 years, cottar, Buaile nam bodach [Buail nam Bodach/Bolnabodach, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]. Carmichael describes him as 'aois 83 co-aois a Chorneil mhic Neil. He appears about 60 years'. The story tells how Seven folios of text have been written over transversely in blue ink, the first text being written in black ink. The blue ink text is a continuation of the story or as...
Dates: 16 March 1867

Story entitled 'Eachdraidh Chlann Uisne', 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW154/1
Scope and Contents Story entitled 'Eachdraidh Chlann Uisne' collected from Iain MacNeill [John MacNeil], aged 83, pauper, Buailenambodach, Barraidh [Buaile nam Bodach, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] and written down by Carmichael on Liosmore [Lios Mòr] on 16 March 1867. MacNeil is noted as 'co-aois a Choirneil Ruaraidh ic Neill uacaran Bharraidh' [a contemporary of Colonel Roderick MacNeil, MacNeil of Barra]. The story tells how a seer told an old childless couple that they would have a daughter who would cause more...
Dates: 1872