Two newspaper cuttings about the old Tiree story `Fionn`s Ransom`.
Two articles about the old Tiree story `Fionn`s Ransom` by Ruairidh MacIlleathain for Gaelic learners.
2005.86.5
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2000.61.53
Mini-disk SA1953/85.
Hector MacLean (Eachann Ban) talks about funeral customs; the story of `Blar nan Sguab`; a premonition of cars; the building of the wall at Crossapol; stories of a hand and a money box and about stealing the goodness from milk; stories about fairies, water-horses and mermaids; how emigrants had to leave their cattle at Island House; spinning sìoman; harvest customs; Iain Kennedy and his stories; droving; coal boats; whisky making; a story about a wolf and a fox; shebeens and his work as a steward.
2000.61.3
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1958-02.
John Henderson sings a song about fish and another about an old horse, talks about where the Hendersons came from and sings a verse about women; Donald Sinclair tells a story about Ossian, a bride toasting a man not her husband; John Henderson sings a eulogy to Hector MacLean.
2000.61.29
Mini-disk SA1958/2.
John Henderson sings a song about fish and another about an old horse, talks about where the Hendersons came from and sings a verse about women; Donald Sinclair tells a story about Ossian, a bride toasting a man not her husband; John Henderson sings a eulogy to Hector MacLean.
2000.61.5
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1958-05.
Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhàin) of Balephuil tells stories about bards, supernatural powers and fairies, gives an incantation to ward off the evil eye and sings a song about a girl accidentally killed during a duck shoot.
2000.61.4
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1958-04
Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhàin) of Balephuil sings three Gaelic songs: a eulogy to Hector MacLean, ‘Mo Nighean Donn a Còrnaig’ and ‘Pìobaireachd Dhòmhnaill Dhuibh’ and tells a bawdy story.
2000.61.30
Mini-disk SA1958/4.
Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhàin) of Balephuil sings three Gaelic songs: a eulogy to Hector MacLean, ‘Mo Nighean Donn a Còrnaig’ and ‘Pìobaireachd Dhòmhnaill Dhuibh’ and tells a bawdy story.
2000.61.6
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1958-09.
An unknown person tells a story about a minister, a charm to cure a cow, another to protect horses and funeral customs in Skye; Mrs Duncan Hunter talks about funeral customs; Niall MacLeod of Kilmoluaig sings a song by tailor William MacPhail; teacher Margaret MacArthur of Caoles sings a song she heard from her father, Captain Donald MacArthur and talks about children’s use of Gaelic; Hugh MacLean of Scarinish sings five Gaelic songs.
2000.61.32
Mini-disk SA1958/9.
An unknown person tells a story about a minister, a charm to cure a cow, another to protect horses and funeral customs in Skye; Mrs Duncan Hunter talks about funeral customs; Niall MacLeod of Kilmoluaig sings a song by tailor William MacPhail; teacher Margaret MacArthur of Caoles sings a song she heard from her father, Captain Donald MacArthur and talks about children’s use of Gaelic; Hugh MacLean of Scarinish sings five Gaelic songs.
2000.61.7
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1958-10.
Hugh MacLean of Scarinish sings three Gaelic songs, Charles MacDonald of Caoles tells three stories, Margaret MacArthur of Rosigal sings a soldier’s song, Calum MacLean of Salum tells a couple of stories, Willie MacPhail of Clachan talks about Gaelic at his school, Hector MacPhail of Clachan and Colin Lamont of Cornaigmore sings three Gaelic songs each and Mrs Neil Lamont sings five Gaelic songs.