Information and photos about the ancestry and family of author Alistair MacLean
Two documents and seven photographs detailing the ancestry and family of the author Alistair MacLean (“When eight bells toll” etc) whose paternal grandfather, Lachlan MacLean b.1852, was from Tiree, and whose maternal great-grandfather, Archibald Lamont b.1805, was from Tiree: (1) Mary Margaret MacEachern Lamont, Alastair`s mother, and (2) Gilleasbuig MacLean, Alastair`s brother. Includes family trees. Donated by Ian MacLean, London, Alastair`s nephew. Photographs accessioned separately Q139-Q145.
Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhàin) of Balephuil sings four Gaelic songs two of them love songs, tells two Fenian tales, three stories about ghosts, two about second sight, stories about his uncle Niall Òg, talks about Island House and Baca na Croicheadh, tells a story about a fairy cow and a cattle thief from Islay, sings a milking song, talks about good and bad luck, the superstitions of fishermen, how to heal the evil eye, weather forecasting and gives the names of the inside of a small boat.
Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhàin) of Balephuil sings four Gaelic songs two of them love songs, tells two Fenian tales, three stories about ghosts, two about second sight, stories about his uncle Niall Òg, talks about Island House and Baca na Croicheadh, tells a story about a fairy cow and a cattle thief from Islay, sings a milking song, talks about good and bad luck, the superstitions of fishermen, how to heal the evil eye, weather forecasting and gives the names of the inside of a small boat.
Paperback book `Stories from South Uist` told by Angus MacLellan and translated by John Lorne Campbell.
A collection of tales from one of the greatest Gaelic storytellers including Fingalian heroes, ghost stories, international folktales, local anecdotes, and ‘The Story of Niall Beag and Mairi Bhan’ set in Cornaig on Tiree. (Pages 175-188)
Paperback book `More West Highlands Tales Vol 1` collected by J. F. Campbell and edited by W. J. Watson, D. MacLean and H. J. Rose.
Range of Gaelic folk tales from simple fairy stories, to stories based on Aesop`s fables, from epic legends to a West Highland version of the Arabian Nights.
Paperback book `More West Highlands Tales Vol 2` collected by J. F. Campbell and edited by A. Matheson, J. MacInnes, H. J. Rose and K. Jackson.
Range of Gaelic folk tales from simple fairy stories, to stories based on Aesop`s fables, from epic legends to a West Highland version of the Arabian Nights.
