Tales of Barra /
MacPherson, John,1876 December 26-1955,author.
Mackenzie, Compton,1883-1972 ,writer of foreword.
Campbell, John Lorne,1906-1996,writer of introduction.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-227).
Foreword / Compton Mackenzie -- Pedigrees -- Introduction / J. L. Campbell -- Tales of the MacNeils of Barra and other lairds -- The family tree of the MacNeils -- MacNeil who fought at the battle of Bannockburn -- MacNeil's raiding of Iona -- MacNeil of Barra, the widow's son and the Shetland buck -- MacNeil of Barra and Mackenzie of Kintail -- MacNeil's return to Barra from the Isle of man -- MacNeil and the coming of Prince Charlie -- Coddy's great-grandfather Neil MacNeil and the prisoners of the Napoleonic war -- MacNeil of Barra and the Butler, the Gardener and the Groom -- The MacLeods of Dunvegan -- Dunvegan Castle -- MacLeod of Dunvegan and the Duke of Argyll -- The Laird of Boisdale -- The Laird of Boisdale and the bag of meal -- Stories of olden times -- The weaver of the castle -- The life story of the little weaver -- The emigrant ship Admiral and the Barra evictions -- Inns and ferries, and MacPhee the Ferryman's daughter -- The Shebeeners of Kintail -- The drowning in Barra Sound -- Traigh Iais -- Ecclesiastical traditions -- Saint Barr -- Saint Brendan -- Father Dugan -- Place names -- Bogach na Faladh -- Cnoc a'Chrochadair -- Greag Goraich -- Gleann Dorcha -- Port Chula Dhubhghaill -- Tobar nan Ceann on Fuday -- Arms on Fuday -- Tales of treasure -- The Dutch ship wrecked off Ard Greian -- The tacksman of Sandary and the crock of gold -- Tales of local characters -- Alexander Ferguson the drover -- John's sail to Mingulay -- More about John -- Alastair and the tenth of May -- Alastair and the pigs -- The story of the thrush -- The betrothal and wedding of John the fisherman -- John the fisherman's Christmas homecoming in a blizzard -- William MacGillivray and the bagpipes found at Culloden -- Stories of the politician -- Medicine from the 'Polly' -- Hiding the 'Polly' -- Transporting the 'Polly' -- Another tale of the Politician -- Stories of sea monsters -- The capture of the huge basking shark -- The sea monster -- Another sea monster -- Fairies, second sight and ghost stories -- How time was lost in the fairy knoll -- John the postman and the fairies -- The fairy wedding on Hellisay -- The man taken from Canna by the Sluagh -- MacAskill and the second sight -- William and the second sight -- Second sight in Uist -- The Frith or divination -- The Manadh or forewarning -- The mermaid -- Crodh Mara - sea cattle -- The water-horse -- Uaimh an Oir, the cave of gold -- The story of the giant's fist at Bagh Hartabhagh -- The story of the ghost and the plank -- Mary and George -- How Donald met the ghost of Alexander MacDonald, the famous bard -- Witchcraft -- The witches who went fishing with a sieve -- The little witch of sleat -- The Barraman who was bewitched by the woman to whom he gave grazing for her cow -- Note on the second edition -- Gaelic texts -- Mac Nill Bharraidh, Mac na Banntraich, agus am Boc Sealtainneach -- Fear Shanndraidh agus an Guirmein -- Na Tri Snaoidhmeannan.
Tales
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