Map Reference: Balephuil C
Name Type: agricultural
Meaning: Murdoch's croft; or the soldier's croft; or the macPhail family
Other Forms: Croit an t-Saighdeir - WMcL
Croit Chlann Phàil - WMcL
Related Places: John Brown, Balephuil, SA 1973/135.
Information:His own sloinneadh is Uilleam Dhòmhnaill Eòghainn 'ic Eachainn 'ic Ailein. The last Ailean was the soldier - WMcL.
His great grandfather, Eachann 'ic Ailein, had been a soldier in the Fencibles, Hugh MacLean, Barrapol (Eoghann mac Dhomhnaill 'ic Eoghainn 'ic Eachainn 'ic Ailein 'ic Iain 'ic Ailein) - SA 1982/94.
The 'Soldier' was a nickname - he had never been one - DMcC
An Saighdear's son died about 16 from meningitis. The funeral procession was helped along by some shisky and they started fighting at Cachaileith Mhòid. It was the last time they allowed drinking before the grave was filled - HMcL. John MacPhail had this croft recently - WMcL and JB.
Local Form:
Languages : GaelicInformants: Willie MacLean, Barrapol, 5/1995
Informant 2: David McClounnan, Balephuil, 4/1995
Informant 3: Hugh MacLean, Barrapol, 12/1996
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