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Stories from Barra
- Location:
- Barra
- Year:
- 1997
- Language(s):
- English
- Fieldworker:
- Tracy Chipman
- Contributors:
- Roddy MacNeil
- Info:
- Roddy MacNeil tells a story about ‘Marion of the Heads’ (Mòr nan Ceann), Iain’s Garbh’s mother. Also tells local stories about seeing strange lights, about craftspeople and stonemasons, and about Iain a’ Bhòcain, a haunted man. Tells the story of the death of all of Mingulay’s inhabitants in the 16th or 17th century, possibly the result of a plague.
- Keywords:
- conversation story
- Additional Info:
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