Fonds consists of "An Clachan a b'Aithne Dhomh" : description of life on the Isle of Barra in the 1800s.

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Judique (N.S.) & New Waterford Violin and Piano:Golden Rod Jig

Joe Neil MacNeil Middle Cape (N.S.) Explains the true meaning of a "Ceilidh"

Joe Neil MacNeil Middle Cape (N.S.) Talks about the musical instrumentals, tells a funny story

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Golden Rod & Tea Gardens jigs

Archie Neil Chisholm Tells why the pioneers came to Cape Breton

Marjorie Campbell Sydney (N.S.) "A Gypsy lad came to my door..."

Joe Neil MacNeil Middle Cape (N.S.) Tells another funny story

Archie Neil Chisholm Tells a story of a fore-runner

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Violin and Piano: The Glencoe March

Marjorie Campbell English Song

Buddy MacMaster & Doug MacPhee Violin and Piano: Moonlight Clog

Eddie MacPherson Middle River
Information on the "Yankees Line"
Transportation problems - snow plows, flooding of the river etc.
Birds in the area
Superstitions about birds, storms etc.

Robert Smith
Early industries at Middle River - grist mills, thrashing mills etc.
Lumbering in the 50's
Community life in the area

D.D. MacRae
Began farming in Middle River in 1980
Tells about moving to C.B., from Alberta

Georgina MacRae
Former R.N., worked with r. C.L. MacMillan
Tells about her nursing career in the area - traveling in all sorts of
weather
D.D. MacRae
The foot bridge they had to use to get Charles School, Middle River
The brige was 275 feet long, hung about 15 feet about the water
Lumbering in the area in the 50's
Social life in the area

Neil MacLennan Benacadie
A funny story about "bull beer"

Aggie MacLennan
How she learned to stepdance
Her brother John MacLean - a violinist and stepdancer
Describes a highlan wedding

Neil MacLennan
Gaelic his first language
His first teacher, Jessie MacKenzie
His expericences in the service, World War Two
The purposes of the C.B. Gaelic Society

Dan MacNeil
2 Songs - Copper and Silver (English) Ho Ro, 'S toil leam fhin thu
The old days, going to ceilihs
The old traing boats
Mary doucette Social like in the old days

MacLean, Joe (Sydney N.S) - Violin selections

Fitzgerald, Winston (Sydney, N.S) - Violin selections

MacEachern, Donald (Sydney, N.S) - Description of wood-chopping frolics at East Bay - tells a good story in Gaelic

Hashem, Lila (Sydney, N.S) - Piano selections

MacNeil, J.C. (Sydney, N.S) - Gaelic song

Cameron, John Allan (Mabou, N.S) - Guitar selection

Ceilidh at MacAdam's Lake (MacAdam's Lake, N.S) - Bonnie Lass of Bonnacord

Cameron, Mae (Sydney, N.S) - Eilean mo Chridhe

Red Hackle Pipe Band (Scotland) - Bagpipe selections

LeBlanc, Paddy (Sydney, N.S) - Violin selections

MacEachern, Donald (Grand Mira, N.S) - Story of a ship built at East Bay by Donald Og and his brother

Gillis, Lauchie (Antigonish, N.S) - A' chuthag

Gillis, Wilfred (Scotland) - Violin selections

Ross, Calum (Scotland) - Far am bidh mi fhin

Gillis, Wilfred (Antigonish, N.S) - Violin selections

MacLean, Joe (Sydney, N.S) - Violin selections

Fitzgerald, Winston (Sydney, N.S) - Violin selections

MacPherson, John Alex (Sydney, N.S) - Gaelic conversation, recitation of Gaelic poem about the "flu"

Morrison, Pipe Major Peter (Scotland) - Bagpipe selections

Gillis, Wilfred (Antigonish, N.S) - Fiddle selections

MacLeod, Angus (Sydney, N.S) - Cabar feidh

MacMillan, Hector (Sydney, N.S) - Sings song "Dh'fhag a ludag mi" and tells story of how song came to be composed

Morrison, Pipe Major Peter (Scotland) - Bagpipe selections

MacDonald, Mrs. Mary (Sydney, N.S) - Pioneer days in Inverness County Cape Breton. Social life and pioneer industries.

Gillis, Wilfred (Antigonish, N.S) - Violin selections

MacDonald, Mrs. Mary (Sydney, N.S) - Social life in early Cape Breton, weddings, dances, music etc...

MacMillan, Hector (Sydney, N.S) - The making of moonshine

LeBlanc, Paddy (Sydney, N.S) Violin selections

Five MacDonald Fiddlers (Detroit) - Violin selections

North Shore Singers (North Shore, Cape Breton) - Ged a sheol mi air m' aineoil

Fitzgerald, Winston (Sydney, N.S) - Violin selections

MacPhee, David (Scotland) - Dh'fhalbh mo nighean chruinn donn

Item is an audio recording of the radio program "Air Bord" on CHER Radio. Hosted by Norman Macdonald with guest Archie Alex MacKenzie of Christmas Island. Includes Gaelic songs, stories and conversation.

Archie Alex MacKenzie

Genealogy - his ancestors came to C.B. In 1821 on the ship harmony
His father was a teacher and a Gaelic scholar and bard
"An Tulach Bhoidheach"
Discusses his brother Hugh, also a Gaelic scholar and bard, first host of CBC program "MacTalla an Eilean"
Sings a Gaelic song composed by Hugh MacLellan for the C.B. Gaelic society
The early pioneers - farming was their main means of livelihood
The pioneers were industrious
The Gaelic work songs...
Music - a fiddle in every house
His trip to Scotland
Gleann a' Bhaird - the name of the place his ancestors came from in Barra
Sings a song (gaelic) he wrote for his trip to Barra

Item is an audio recording of a conversation with Neil MacQueen of Framboise, N.S. Mr. MacQueen was nearly 100 year old at the time of recording.

His father came from North Uist
His mother a Stewart - her family landed in Grand Mira
No farm implements - the pioneer's only tool was the axe I
The August Gale of 1873
His first pair of shoes made from calves of fishing boats
Making clothes - wool - flax
Weddings - the "reiteach"
Oidhche Calluin customs
Story of a man who walked from Big Pond to North Sydney (N.S.)
No horses - dogs used for hauling
Worked on a farm for James Carlin
Dominion Coal and Steel expropriated much land...
Ho ro mo chuid chuideachd...
In the early days, church services were entirely in Gaelic
Hymn - translation
Hymn
The fais ann do'n feur sharaicht
An t-seann, t-seann sgeula

MacDonald, Mr. Eugene:

• They say the women used to carry their own spinning wheels; could you tell us more about the spinning Frolics?
• Returning to the story of the threshing mills, and didn't you mention the word "winnowing" and feeding the fanners?
• The milling frolics were wonderful events - did they always sing Gaelic songs?
• Whom Shall I take on the Irish Ship?
• Song for rolling the cloth
• Was the purpose of the milling to thicken the cloth
• How about a good joke
• Father Rankin questioned about early soap making by the Cape Breton Island (N.S.) women
• Funeral customs
• 9 Gallons of rum

• Ghost stories in Gaelic

  Father John Angus Rankin:

• Ghost stories in English
• Ghost story continued from Side 1
• Another ghost story

• A second sight story

  Bessie Maceachern:

• Am falbh thu leam a ribhinn og
• Mairi ni 'n Domhnuill

• Am Fleasgach Donn

  Billy MacPhee: Violin Selections

Item is an audio recording of Dan A. MacDonald and Neil MacDonald. Includes Gaelic songs, hymns, and stories.

Dan A. MacDonald (Framboise):

"'Se Ceap Breatunn Tir Mo Ghraidh."(Patriotic Song) Composed by Dan A. MacDonald.

'Laithean Sona M'Oige.' (Song of his youth) Composed by Dan A. MacDonald.

"Tell us something about your early industries, schools, churches, etc." Very interesting early history.

Angus and Donald - Travel. (Anecdote--Humour) Related by Dan A. MacDonald.

"Summer Time." Composed and sung by Dan A. Macdonald (Pastoral Song)

Life in early Framboise (Narrative about frolics and pie socials; no pipers in Framboise).

Introduction to our interview by Mrs. Neil MacDonald of Fourchu.

Neil MacDonald (Fourchu):

"D.A. MacDonald looks in the mirror" Composed by D.A. MacDonald about himself. (Humourous Song)

'O Chanada' (Neil MacDonald) (Patriotic Song)

Talented people in Forchu - Composed Poetry even at work; gifted in every way.

Early life in Forchu - History

"Spinning Wheel" (Anecdote)

"Tell me about the early religious life in Forchu - is the early Baptist Church still extant?"

All Protestants are now members of the United Church.

"We would like to have a few words about your early schools."

There is a little story about Captain Hooper. (Anecdote)

"In the Sweet Bye and Bye" - Gaelic - Neil MacDonald accompanied by his wife on a seventy-year-old organ. (Hymnology)

"Nearer My God to Thee" - Gaelic - Neil MacDonald accompanied by his wife on a seventy-year-old organ. (Hymnology)

Item is an audio recording of Gaelic songs and conversation with Joe Neil MacNeil and Dan MacNeil.

MacNeil, Dan and Joe Neil interviewed by Rosemary Hutchinson - Biographical sketch

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Story of Domhnall Ban at a wake...

MacNeil, Dan and Joe Neil interviewed by Rosemary Hutchinson - Story of two brothers who went fishing at Castle Bay

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Description of grinding wheat with a hand-mill

MacNeil, Dan - Fishing through the ice

MacNeil, Joe - Another story of fishing at Castle Bay

MacNeil, Dan - "Mu'n cuairt an drama"

MacNeil, Joe - Discussion on C.B. Bards

MacNeil, Dan - Song by Lauchie Currie (about working on cord wood)

MacNeil, Dan and Joe - Discusses ceilidhs in the old days

MacNeil, Dan - A tall story of a man losing his pipe

MacNeil, Joe - Discusses mining in the early days

MacNeil, Dan - Mining song: "Ithill iuthill agus o"

MacNeil, Joe - Recites part of the mining song "'S e Cuibhle na Dunach"

MacNeil, Dan - C.B. Song about two men courting the same girl: "Och mar tha mi"

MacNeil, Joe - Discusses winter in the early days, travelling etc.

MacNeil, Joe - Description of footwear in winter in the early days...mogans etc.

MacNeil, Joe - Working in winter

Dan MacQuarrie of Middle River discusses community and familial history of Middle River and its residents.

Lived in West Side Middle River ; related to Finlayson (grandfather)
Red sandstone, quarry near brook, fieldstone
Three fire places ; interior of Fraser House
Scottish influence ; biographical data
Fraser's, MacRae's, MacCharles'
MacKenzie's House
MacRae - Bitterman House ; Poor wonows, very dark on inside
MacKenzie House
Midle River was prosperous "Everybody was in pretty good shape"
MacRae House - floor plan; Nicholson's raised a big family there
House at low point
Why didn't more people build stone houses?
Church at Middle River
Bard MacLean (see tape 849)
MacTalla ; learned Gaelic from grandmother
Baddeck was very busy
Settlers came through Sydney (N.S.)
Media ; other mason - John MacRae

Item is an audio recording of Donald John MacMullin from Glenmorrison (N.S). He sings a number of Gaelic songs and speaks on local history and stories.

Donald John MacMullin, Gaelic Stories: Relates history of the early days of his people (after their arrival from Scotland) to present days

Ceilidhs

Fishing and different kinds of forests

Pioneer days were hard...

Sowing of grain, threshing

Black Pot

Tha buaidh air an uisge bheatha

Air faill isinn u

Cape Breton Gaelic song - Bi'n deoch bho laimhean mo run

Story of Waterloo Stove

Se mo cheist an Gille donn

Story about Grandfather and great grandfather

Nionag a chuil duim nach fhan thu

Hubi a

Teannaibh dhluth

Cnoc nan t-Sithean - a magic spoon, a dead cow, Why?

Second sight story of people in Mira

Story of pig and dog and Big Donald of the Pig

Discussion of hockey playing

Story of the carpenter in Scotland who wouldn't tell his secret to his son

Hur ri le .. .'s e nighean donn

Fonds consists of essays from an annual essay competition at the University College of Cape Breton, advancing research in traditional history, songs, narrative traditions of Gaelic culture. Essays are arranged by year of competition.

1. 1987/88:
   a. Marilyn Dwyer, "Presenting, The Ancient Tradition of Gaelic Psalm Singing in the Presbyterian Church". Essay includes three tapes with an index. T-3193 (a-b-c)
   b. Kate Dunlay, "Cape Bretoners in Boston: Maintaining Identity".
   c. Donald J. MacNeil, "Cape Breton Folksong Tradition".

2. 1988/89:
   a. Marilyn Dwyer, "An nì nach cluinn mi an diugh chan aithris mi 'maireach, Eòin MacGilliosa MacFhionghuin (Jonathan Gillies MacKinnon)".
   b. Marilyn MacDonald, "Milling Frolics on the North Shore a Look at the Past, Present, and Future". One video tape is included. FT 41
   c. Winnifred J. MacDonald, "Sang abune a' sang" (Collections, Composers, and Fiddlers). One audio tape is included. T-3194

3. 1990: Kathleen Dunlay, "The Playing of Traditional Scottish Music: Old and New - World Styles and Practices".

4. 1991: Jacqueline Ann Dunn,"Tha Blas na Gàidhlig Air A h- Uile Fidhleir". (The Sound of Gaelic is in the Fiddler's Music)

5. 1992: Jeff MacDonald,"Bràighe na H-Aibhne Iarmad mo Shluaigh" (Life and Times of the Scottish Settlers at St. Mary's Parish, River Denys Area.)

6. 1993-1994: Margaret Bennett "Gaelic Song in Eastern Canada: Twentieth Century Reflections"

7. 1994: K. Diane Grant "A Study of the Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Nova Scotia"

8. 1994: Rannie Gillis "Celtic Education". Family history and an account of how one would be enculturated and socially educated in the Gaelic culture of Cape Breton.

9. 1994: Paula Rice "Mary with the Ewe". Agricultural practices in Scotland and pioneer Cape Breton.

Item is an audio recording of a series of interviews and conversations from various informants in Cape Breton.

MacCormick, Hector Loch Lomond (N.S.), Richmond County Chanada, Thir an Aigh

MacCormick, Hector Loch Lomond (N.S.), Richmond County Interview about the above song

Morrison, Kenneth A. Framboise (N.S.) Oran Cheap Breatunn

MacDonald, Donald Alex Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacQueen, Neil Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacAskill, Johnnie Oran Campa (a' gearradh coille)

Munro, Roderick William Loch Lomond (N.S.), Richmond County "'S 'n gille dubh is aille"

MacLeod, Mary "Fear a' Bhata"

MacAskill, Johnnie "Soraidh leibh is oidhche mhath leibh"

Morrison, Kenneth A. Cape Breton Island (N.S.) Oran Cheap Breatunn

MacAuley, Fred Scotland Talk about a gathering in Framboise (N.S.) Hall

MacDonald, D.A. Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacQueen, Neil Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacAuley, Fred Speaks

MacLeod, Donald Halifax (N.S.) Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacAuley, Fred Scotland Address Scotland in a few words

Chafe, Winnie Glace Bay (N.S.) Violin selections

MacAuley, Fred Scotland Speaks about the purity of Gaelic in Cape Breton

MacLeod, Danny K. MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu A hiu oro hu o, mo run mo nighean donn bhoidheach

MacAuley, Fred Scotland Speaks of the beauty of the Cape Breton countryside

Price, Mary Halifax (N.S.) Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacAuley, Fred Scotland A final word

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Tuireadh na Hiortach

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu An oidhche bha luadh ann

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Oran na Pioba and Oran na Seilge

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Recitation - Fear na Feusag Ruaidh

MacLeod, Malcolm A. Sgeir Dhu Oran na ba riabhaich

MacAuley, Fred Sgeir Dhu Speaks

MacLeod, Danny K. Sgeir Dhu Oran na ba riabhaich

MacLeod, Danny K. Sgeir Dhu Interview with Fred MacAuley

MacLeod, Danny K. Sgeir Dhu Dh'olainn deoch a laimh mo run

MacLeod, Danny K. Sgeir Dhu Dh'eirich mi gu moch roimh latha

MacLeod, Danny K. Sgeir Dhu Thug mi gu siubhal nan gleannaibh

MacLeod, Malcolm A. And MacLeod Danny K. A hiu oro hu o, mo run mo nighean donn bhoidheach

MacLeod, Malcolm A. And MacLeod Danny K. He mo leannan, ho mo leannan

Munro, Roderick O teannaibh dluth

Morrison, Dan Neil Loch Lomond (N.S.), Richmond County Suas leis a' Ghaidhlig

Morrison, Dan Neil Loch Lomond (N.S.), Richmond County Interview with Fred MacAuley

Munro, Roderick Oran an Tractor

Munro, Roderick Interview with Fred MacAuley about the above song

Morrison, Dan Neil Loch Lomond (N.S.), Richmond County
Psalm 23, verse 1-3 (Percenting)

MacKenzie, Phyllis Cape Breton Isle

MacLeod, Norman Iosa, gleidh mi dluth do'n chrann

Item is an audio recording of various informants discussing Gaelic culture and identity as well as a number of songs and musical performances.

Norman MacDonald Sydney (N.S.) Introduction - re Scottish language, culture, music in C.B.

Buddy MacMaster, Winnie Chafe, Doug MacPhee Cape Breton Violing & piano music: reels

Norman MacDonald Discusses Scottish evictions and emigrations

Rise & Follies of C.B. Sydney (N.S.) Humorous satire of C.B. History

Archie Alex MacKenzie Halifax Discusses strong family ties in C.B.,
MacKenzie genealogy, his trip to Barra

Mary Margaret MacLean Whycocomagh Song: "tir a' ghuail"

    Discusses family entertainment

Cliff Morais Big Pond (N.S.) Born in Loch Lomond parent spoke French, his interest in gaelic music

Sons of Skye Big Pond (N.S.) Biolin: Strathspeys & reels

Norman MacDonald Use of Gaelic in C.B. & N>S.; political intervention needed

Archie Alex MacKenzie Gaelic his first language; home & school environment; future of gaelic

John Archy MacKenzie Belle Cote Gaelic culture growing, some fears for the language

North Shore Singers North Shore "He mo leannan...."

Buddy MacMaster North Shore "A rovin' we must go..."

John Archy MacKenzie Future of Gaelic

Donald MacLean Toronto (Lewis) Accordian Selections (from Mod in Toronto)

Quartet from Toronto "Mi Seo 'nam Aonar"

    Description of Mo's participants - soloists, choirse etc. Why people from different areas are interested in Gaelic

Scotia Sisters Winnipeg Puirt-a-beul

Margaret MacLeod Winnipeg (Lweis) Children have no Gaelic; they are easy to teach

John Skiff "Eilean Scalpaidh, na Hearradh"

Ruth Sutherland Toronto "Illerin ho ro bobha ho..."

Lloyd Leland Newfoundland Gaelic learner; married a Gaelic speaker; all their children speak gaelic

Joyce MacRae "Oran do dh'lain Bhreac MacLeoid"

Christine Hauser "Ochoin a righ, nach e mi tha muladach"

Archie Alex MacKenzie Song for the Mod

Item consists of audio recordings of Jim Charles Macneil, and Joe Campbell telling Gaelic stories and anecdotes, singing Gaelic songs, and discussing local history, traditions and genealogy.

"The August Gale..." An account of the 1873 August Gale (Joe Campbell)

"The snowslide..." A terrible diaster - many were killed, buried by falling snow. (Joe Campbell)

"Story of my political career..." An account of his twenty years as councillor. (Joe Campbell)

"Tha Fonn air na Mocaisean" Composed by a Cape Bretoner in Newfoundland (Jim Charles MacNeil)

A new way of teaching the alphabet... (Jim Charles MacNeil) (Anecdote--Humourous)

"Thill thu, Iain,an dh'fhuair thu na caoraich..." (Jim Charles MacNeil) (Anecdote--Humourous)

"Railroad won't eat oats..." (Joe Campbell) (Anecdote--Humourous)
Story about the drowning of three men... (Joe Campbell)

A strange story. (Joe Campbell) Priests driving at night were troubled by a strange apparition on the road.

The murder of "Klondike Angus" from Ben Eoin (Joe Campbell )

Continuation of the "Klondike Angus" murder (Joe Campbell)

Note signed by A.D. Morrison, Big Pond,for a Mr. Temple, was dishonoured...A young lawyer, D.A. Cameron, was hired (1896) (Joe Campbell)

"Riley sold himself to the devil..." Riley went to Father MacKeagney for help. (Joe Campbell)

Father Duncan MacDonald's arrival at Big Pond. (Joe Campbell)

"Don MacIsaac's house is on fire!" (Joe Campbell) (Story--Second sight)

Miracle cure in Margaree... (Jim Charles MacNeil)

Story of the mineral spring at Glengarry Road (Jim Charles MacNeil)

"Bhean an tighe..." (Jim Charles MacNeil) Song composed in Big Pond when J.C. MacNeil & family were moving from that area.

Discussion on shipbuilding at Johnstown... (Jim Charles MacNeil & Joe Campbell) The "Annie Laurie" and others.

Cures in Big Pond... (Jim Charles MacNeil)

Father William's cures... (Joe Campbell)

The Atkinson murder... (Joe Campbell)

Storm in Cap Breton in 1905. (Joe Campbell) Storm stopped all mail in C.B.

"'S e Cheap Breatuinn tir mo ghraidh..." (Jim Charles MacNeil) Composed by
D.A. MacDonald, Framboise.

A.W.R. Mackenzie started the Gaelic College at St. Ann's, C.B. (Jim Charles MacNeil)

Mr. MacNeil was principal speaker at the Gaelic Mod, St. Ann's, on Pioneer Day (Jim Charles McNeil)

Early history of the Gaelic Gollege... (Jim Charles MacNeil)

Farewell address to Dame Flora (Jim Charles MacNeil)

A mysterious 'bocan' he saw... (Jim Charles MacNeil)

"Throw that stone into Hades out of my way!..." (Jim Charles MacNeil) (Anecdote--Humourous) "If I do, you'll meet it again!"

"O gurmise th'air mo mhealladh..." (Joe Campbell)

Story of a mail driver's hardships (Joe Campbell)

Noise of a train was heard but there was no train... (Joe Campbell)

Story about a lady from Middle Cape... (Jim Charles MacNeil)

"Fire on the mountain! Run boys, run!" (Jim Charles MacNeil)

Tells a series of legends... (Jim Charles MacNeil)

Item is an audio recording of interviews with Lauchie Currie, Christina Currie, Lauchi Gillis and Angus MacLellan. Contents :

Currie, Lauchie - Na cnuic 's na glinn

Currie, Lauchie - Cruinneag nam buaile

Currie, Christina - Tragedies of the Mira River

Currie, Christina - Forerunners - second sight

Currie, Christina - Sketch about Mira River

Gillis, Lauchie - Working conditions, depression

Gillis, Lauchie - General stores at Victoria Bridge

MacLellan, Angus - Stories of pioneer days

MacLellan, Angus - Growth of Mira community

MacLellan, Angus - Church history of Mira

MacLellan, Angus - Soap making, milling frolics

MacLellan, Angus - Mo ribhinn og

Item is an audio recording of Joe Neil MacNeil, Jim Charlie Macneil, and Dan MacNeil exchanging Gaelic songs, stories and anecdotes.

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Where do you see the West?

MacNeil, Joe Neil - What was that story about a wise horse?

MacNeil, J.C. - Tell us a story about "A Mhein Ur"

MacNeil, J.C. - Peter lost his hook

MacNeil, Dan - Father appears to his son

MacNeil, Dan - Song: "Nionag a chul dhuinn, nach fhan thu"

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Priests's need of money

MacNeil, J.C. - It was the priest himself

MacNeil, Dan - You have a small barn

MacNeil, Joe Neil - What did you say about the mower's heavy breathing?

MacNeil, J.C. - What was the story about the potato bugs?

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Recitation of song about potato bugs

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Don't drown the baby for you may yet marry her

MacNeil, Dan - The ring story

MacNeil, Dan - When silver turns into gold

MacNeil, Joe Neil - $18.00 for a fleece

MacNeil, Dan - What about the holes made by a drinking man with his feet while keeping time to singing?

MacNeil, J.C. - Made fires in the school for a year for $3.00

MacNeil, Joe Neil - How did the young boy learn the alphabet

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Another funny story

MacNeil, Joe Neil - More funny stories about his lack of English when started school.

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Story of the lasts

MacNeil, Dan - Tell us a Bocan story

MacNeil, J.C.; Joe Neil, Dan - Old stories told by the three of them and old customs discussed

MacNeil, Dan - Song: Air Faill irinn iu

MacNeil, Joe Neil - Reciting "Cailinn Donn"

John Rory MacNeil sings a selection of Gaelic songs and speaks about local history.

Oran na h-aoise

Marbhrann de Mhrs Noble

Biographical info - school years

Continued biographical info - weddings, etc.,

Item is an audio recording at Boisdale N.S. Joseph Lawrence Macdonald, Sarah Cameron, Miss Janet Cameron, Angus Beaton, Finlay Cameron tell discuss lore, history and sing songs.

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Frolics in the home, different types

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Shearing of sheep, processing of wool, milling frolics

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Duties of women

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Grist mill at MacAdam`s Lake, operated by Mr. MacLean

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Best carpenters of the times, MacEacherns, MacDonalds and others

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Three steamships operated out of East Bay, groceries had to be brought in from Halifax, hardwood shipped to England

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Scottish Catholic Society of Canada organized by Father M.A. MacAdam

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Cape Breton Island Co-op. Society was organized at East Bay, 1932

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Mineral spring at East Bay

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Excerpts from Mary L. Frasers book,Folklore of Nova Scotia`.

MacDonald, Joseph L. - East Bay Pirates - Capt. Alex and Dan MacLean. MacLeans sailed the Pacific Ocean (1880-1914) on the sea wolf.

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Primary concern of settlers was the making of a home. Coal mines and steel plant took men from farms to cities and towns.

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Early settlers of Christmas Island (N.S.)

MacDonald, Joseph L. - What were living conditions like

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Tell about the August Gale

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Story of Peter MacNeil

MacDonald, Joseph L. - Story of Malcolm MacPhee

Cameron, Sarah - Biographical sketch

Cameron, Miss Janet - Biographical sketch

Beaton, Angus - Song: O hi ri ill o robha

Cameron, Finlay - Song: Air faill irinn ill irinn oich irinn iu

Beaton, Alexander - Song: O sud an taobh a'gabhainn

Cameron, Sarah - Song: An Te Ruadh

Cameron, Finlay - Song: Tha mi'n diugh gu tinn

Beaton, Angus D. - Song, a lament

Item is a recording of Archie Hector Macdonald speaking about weddings, funerals, churches, food, dress, music, schools, etc. Practically the whole social life of Inverness County (N.S.) .

Item is an audio recording of Roddie F. Nicholson and Patrick Nicholson discussing the history of Rear Beaver Cove.

Nicholson, Patrick (Boston, Worcester)

    The beginnings of the settlement at the Backlands of Beaver Cove
The pioneers brought only two trunks - one for bedclothes, the other for tools
All was lost in a fire...

Nicholson, Rod Beaver Cove:

Settlers took large tracts of land because it was free
Beaver Cove Forty families lived in the Backlands at that time
People were very musical, good dancers

Nicholson, Patrick Boston:

Tracing genealogy
    Marriages were arranged well in the early days
    Food was plentiful
Mills, churns and grindstones...
The history of one particular family

Nicholson, Rod Beaver Cove:

Genealogy of some family
Genealogy of some families
Bagpipes, fiddle and loom in every house
Four children died in one night...
People had faith - walked six miles to church

Nicholson, Patrick Boston:

Parish lesson written on a shingle
The first settlers at Beaver Cove
Schools and teachers in yesteryear
    Church services were all in Gaelic
Archie Gillis got the priest to cure his wife

Nicholson, Rod Beaver Cove:

Priests confiscated violins
Strange stories of second sight
Jack the Lantern - Jack the River
His grandmother's death at the age of ninety four

Item is an audio recording of an interview with Annabelle Mackinnon (nee Gillis) of Gillis' Lake.

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle (Prime Brook) A Story of Life in Pioneer Days Agriculture (Part 1)

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Lumbering to bsupply spars for sailing ships

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Grist Mills

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Dye Mills

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Farming - livestock & crops

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Planting potatoes in burnt woods

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Wool industries - sheep shearing

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle French women grew flax

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle How leather was tanned & its uses

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle A story of Father's MacLeod's boots

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Col. Granger & the Copper mine

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Gaelic speakers & religious education

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Clothing in the pioneer days

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Improvement of crops with coming of commercial fertilizer.

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Story of an agricultural meeting ...

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Dairy products - wooden tubs & butter prints

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle The beginning of Co-operatives

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Farming conditions improved with the start of the Steel Plant

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Barn-raising frolics

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Mary Bevin, a nurse from Man-o-War, delivered babies in Boulardrie area

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Fishing schooners- Fox Island

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Travelling to dances by Ferry

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Fishing lobster through the ice

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Root cellars - how produce was stored

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle The making of soft soap

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Life in the Pioneer Days (cont.) / Priests in Boularderie

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle A farm purchased (200 acres) for $750

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Genealogy of Iain Mor, Boisdale

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Clearing the land - stump fences

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Grist Mill at Malloney's Creek

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Harvesting wheat - threshing and winnowing

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Barley and grinding barley meal

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle How to make cheese

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Preserving butter

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Women's role in the early days

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Shearing sheep...

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Processing wool - carding mills

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Pioneer handicrafts with wool

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Ceilidhs

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Transportation - travelled Big Pond to Boularderie by ice in winter, boats in summer

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Potato crops - the coming of blight & potato bugs

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle How leather was tanned

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Mi'kmaw crafts

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Sea weed and its uses

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle The Government & Sir John A. MacDonald- economic conditions

MacKinnon, Mrs. Annabelle Pensions in today's society

Item is an audio recording of Jim Charles MacNeil and Rosemary Hutchinson. Recording includes Gaelic stories, traditions, songs and customs.

MacNeil, Jim Charlie - Sgeulachd an t-saighdear mhor

Hutchinson, Rosemary - Story of the big soldier (English translation of above)

Hutchinson, Rosemary - Biographical sketch of Mr. MacNeil

MacNeil, Jim Charlie - Scottish New Year's customs

MacNeil, Jim Charlie - Thainig mi'n nochd a choimhead air mo chairdean

Hutchinson, Rosemary - First-footing in Scotland

MacNeil, Jim Charlie - Mons. MacGillivray's visit to Scotland on Hogomanay night

MacNeil, Jim Charlie - Fuadach nan Gaidheal

Fonds consists of documents relating to research on Gaelic Culture in Nova Scotia and other items written by Ms. MacKinnon. Papers include:

1. Manuscript copy of thesis: “A Study of the History and Traditions of the Highland Scot in Nova Scotia.” This includes the Gaelic transcription of the folktale "Cath nan Eun" by Hughie Dan MacDonnell and mentions other stories and storytellers of the time. MacKinnon also makes mention of well known singers and includes transcriptions of their songs, 1964 Typescript, 155 pages.
   Refer also to bound copy: file FC 2350 S3 M5.
2. An Appraisal of the Gaelic Collection in Cape Bretoniana. Refer also to bound copy: Reports file - College of Cape Breton. 1964. Hand-written and typescript, 10 pages.
3. Menus and toasts in Gaelic, and correspondence concerning them. Original, typescript and printed, 27 pages. Two clippings of toasts printed in Scottish newspapers were in the custody of John A. MacDougall.

MacNeil, Mrs. Frank Big Pond (N.S.) Biographical sketch

MacNeil, Mrs. Frank Big Pond (N.S.) Mo chaileag bhinn

MacNeil, Mrs. Frank Big Pond (N.S.) Early school days in Big Pond

MacNeil, Mrs. Frank Big Pond (N.S.) How "mogans" were made

MacNeil, Peter East Bay (N.S.) Biographical sketch

MacKenzie, Ann East Bay (N.S.) Biographical sketch

MacKenzie, Mrs. Jessie Big Pond (N.S.) Bheir mi o

MacNeil, Stephen MacAdam's Lake Biographical sketch

MacSween, Stephen MacAdam's Lake Biographical sketch

MacSween, Stephen MacAdam's Lake Story of getting a bottle

MacSween, Stephen MacAdam's Lake Two more Gaelic stories

MacSween, Mrs. Hugh MacAdam's Lake Biographical sketch

MacSween, Dan Joe East Bay (N.S.) Biographical sketch

Materials include:

MacKenzie's English song compositions.
A speech for the meeting of the Nova Scotia and Canadian Associations of Social Workers in which his aunt Jane (Sr. Alexandra) was honored.
The story of the courtship of shy bachelor Donald MacNeil. It is set in late 19th century Christmas Island and references many cultural practices.
Early history of the first settlers to the Barra Strait region including a version of the story of first contact with the Mi'kmaq. Incomplete. Two copies.

Item is an audio recording of Mrs. Archie Kennedy. She speaks on life in Broad Cove and Margaree, education in the area, local lore, and prevalence of Gaelic language especially in the church.

Early days at home in Margaree...

Early school days at Captain Allan's House...School books, studies, school hours, discipline, temperature of school room.

"Hard shoes and woolen stockings" Mogans were pulled over the shoes to keep the feet warm.

Story about the "brocan cruaidh"

A day in school...The day started with a prayer, then the pupils stood in a row and read. Next came the spellings. Places of honour were won according to one's ability to spell. This was an ungraded school.

Teachers and method of teaching. The Friday program.

Nothing was learned in Gaelic in the schools.

The Church in Margaree. Prayers and Catechism all learned in Gaelic.

Item is a play about a girl who finally gets married after a long betrothal. It explores Highland society and values as well as featuring the réiteach, or Gaelic betrothal custom.

Item is the first play to be staged at a Royal National Mod. It was performed by the Glasgow Gaelic Choir at the Mod in Stirling in 1909.
It concerns the Gaelic betrothal custom, the réiteach.

Item is available for streaming: T-7 Side 1 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-7a_s1.mp3] and T-7 Side 2 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-7a_s2.mp3].

Farming history of the Kennedy's in Cape Breton - mills, food, farming, fishing - harvesting - use of the sickle.
Where did they get the cattle
Wages - prices of sheep, etc.
Modes of travel - Wagons Horseback
Women smarter than they are now - he thought
Weddings - gay times (Social Life)
A funny story about tailoring in those times
Liquor - cheap and used for medicines
Tobacco - even old women smoked clay pipes
We went to Maine...
Firecrackers - Never seen before their trip to Maine
Tell us ho wyou made the bricks...
Schools - Often teachers taught in homes
What about taxes? How did settlers make money?
Were you ever ill? What did you eat?

Interview with Jim Charles MacNeil: Gives a brief Biography of the Rev. A.W.R. MacKenzie, and the beginning of the Gaelic College.

Including three Gaelic songs he started from scratch. About bad hay - for weather those daughters went to America.

Relates story of A.W.R. MacKenzie went to Halifax (N.S.) to request money to finance a Gaelic college

Cape Breton Ceilidh

Gaelic scholar sang

Gaelic mod - people complained about it, but they still came

Jim Charles received a MacNeil Tartan tie woven at St. Ann's.

Mr. MacNeil was appointed President of the Gaelic school

A.W.R. Formed pipers band - lots of opposition, "There would be no band on Cape Breton Island if it weren't for A.W.R."

History of the pipers band

Lecture on pioneers in Gaelic in presence of Chief of Clan MacLean

First Chief, Dame Flora MacLeod

Gaelic farewell to Scottish MacLeod - Dame Flora.

Brief reference to Rev. Donald M. MacAdam's ancestors.

Asks for a song

Sings a song that an old lady from Big Pond (N.S.) taught him: See tape 3

Scottish people displeased.

Deoch Slainte

Lament composed by a Scotsman who came to this country and never made enough money to get back to his home. He composed this song on his death bed

Order of Business of Scottish Catholic Society translated into Gaelic by Jim Charles MacNeil.

Your were smarter then we are now, in Gaelic

Song composed by Malcolm MacNeil.

Sgeulachd. Biorachan geag...

Story of Protestant Church where Father MacPherson closed the window.

I wish I had fresh meat for my sailors.

Story of Christmas Island (N.S.) and Narrows Bridge.

Tom's brook

I am your prisoner

Story about Hay Cove

I'm glad you came, I want to see fire to next years land

Peter MacNeil, story

If you hear me calling, come at once, said Peter...

Is Peter Dead?

A short biography of Joe Gillis.

A man should not be ashamed of his own language.

Gaelic should be spoken by all Scots

An old woman lived all alone in a log house in Irish Cove

Explanation: Three young villians played tricks during the recitation of the Rosary.

Bocan at a Mill in Irish Vale.

Lights at the turn of the mill.

J.C. MacNeil heard boards falling, but this was a forerunner of boards for a coffin.

J.C. MacNeil also heard tools working at his father's coffin.

Bean an Tigh

Many people from Inverness (N.S.) county moved to Newfoundland. One of them, Mrs. Campbell, returned to Sydney (N.S.). She
used to sing of them.

Woodbine - Alexander MacInnis composed this song because he was much abused by those to whom he tried to sell his hay

Mrs. MacDougall of North Sydney composed this song about a girl that went to the United States and was very lonely
Song

Item is an audio recording of Stephen J. MacKinnon (Antigonish, N.S) being interviewed by Fred MacAuley (Scotland) for BBC Scotland. Recording includes :

Tells of his ancestors arrival from Scotland

Pioneer life, hardships, social life, etc.

Pioneer industries sawmills, grist mills, lumber

Emigration of young people to U.S. And western Canada

Item is an audio recording of Mrs. Tena Morrison (Baddeck) and Neil MacKay (Big Baddeck) discussing history, lore and genealogy of Bddeck and surrounding areas. Recording includes Gaelic conversation and songs.

MacKay, Neil - Early settlers at Baddeck

MacKay, Neil - MacKay family history

MacKay, Neil - First ministers at Big Baddeck

MacKay, Neil - Early schools, teachers and salaries

MacKay, Neil - Church services in early days

MacKay, Neil - First doctors in Baddeck area

MacKay, Neil - Social life - ceilidhs

MacKay, Neil - First newspaper - The Nova Scotian

MacKay, Neil - Sheep-shearing, milling frolics, marking lambs

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Home-made dyes and wool dying

MacKay, Neil - Fhear a'Bhata

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Early days of teaching, schools she taught in, salaries

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Her father's stories

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Presbyterian churches at Baddeck and first ministers

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Pioneer handicrafts

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Box Socials

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Ferry service at Baddeck

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Her recollections of Mr. And Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - The Silver Dart

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Old landmarks at Baddeck

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - The ice breakers at Baddeck

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Amazing Grace (Gaelic)

Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Morag a Dunbheagan

MacKay, Neil; Morrison, Mrs. Tena - Ged tha mi gun chrodh gun aighean

Item is an audio recording of interviews with Carl MacKenzie, Charlie MacKenzie, Malcolm MacDonald and Josie Maclean of Washabuck, N.S.

Carl MacKenzie:

His grandfather, Charles "Framer" MacKenzie came from Kintyle, Scotland, first to Margaree, then to Washabuct

Talk about his musical background and family

There is a Washabuct fiddle style

His violin style influenced by Scotty Fitzgerald and Budy MacMaster

Talks about the good old-fashoined home parties

Charlie MacKenzie:

Recites two poems he composed

Talks about his mother washing clothes in the brook years ago

Recites another poem, "Blackbirds", also his own composition

tells of his mother singing Gaelic songs while she worked, spinning etc.

Malcolm MacDonald:

Talks about the old farms, now closed, how hard the pioneers worked

The house ceilidhs; fishing in the area

The store in Washabuct at one time

The Bard MacLean

"Lazy Stick" - a game they played

The browns - tricks people would play on them

Josie MacLean:

The one-room school she attended Formation of the Home & School Association

Joe MacLean :

Talks about Lauchlin MacLean - he arrived from Barra in 1817 - his family

Laughlin MacLean died at the age of 114

Other pioneer familes

Snow storms in previous years

Early mail service - by boat to Baddeck, also by hourse & buggy