Map Reference: Kenavara 49
Name Type: cliff
Meaning: See Sloc Mhic Fhionnlaidh in Longships on the Sand.
Other Forms: Mhic Stìridh is the more recent name, after a Balemartine boy who felll fown it - Donald MacNeill (Dòmhnall an Tàilleir), The Land, 1/1994
ONB p. 220 gives Sloc Mhic Fhionnlaidh, "creek of Finlay's son."
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Information:Stìridh was the nickname of Neil Lamont, Balemartine (Niall Chòrnaig). Around 1890 Neilly Nèill Chòrnaig fell 300 feet down this sloc on thick seaweed and survived - Willie MacLean, Balinoe, 7/1997
It was Èirdsidh Nèill Chòrnaig who fell. Her uncle Donald saw the other two boys running for help. Niall Chòrnaig lived in a house in Balemartine at the shore, the most westerly of three tarred roof houses to the west of Roddy MacKay - Eilidh Kennedy, Balevullin, 8/1997.
It was Eachann Nèill Chòrnaig who fell in. Three boys were out collecting eggs. One was the son of Iain Beag an Tuathanaich - Donald MacNeill (Dòmhnall an Tàilleir), The Land, 8/1997.
It was Èirdsidh Nèill Chòrnaig who fell. An Tàillear, the Land, saw two boys running back and went with a rope with Iain Campbell (Iain Bàn), Annie Brown's father, Barrapol. He was lowered down and the boy was stuck to his waist in seaweed - DMcC.
DMC also gives the story of the shepherd falling to his death of this sloc (see Sloc mhic Cnìthaluim).
Eachann Nèill Chòrnaig fell 200 feet down Sloc mhic Cnìthaluim and landed on a pile of seaweed unhurt - SSS card index B1 75/67/A1c.
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Languages : GaelicInformants: Donald MacNeill (Dòmhnall an Tàilleir), The Land, 1/1994
Informant 2: OS
Informant 3: David McClounnan, Balephuil, 11/1997
Neil Lamont was my Great Uncle Neil. He was born in 1875 to Neil Lamont and Christina McFedyen who lived in Balemartine; they married in 1874.
My Great Uncle Neil died in 1957.