Map Reference: Cornaigmore e
Name Type: church
Meaning: The old church; the little church; Farquharson's church
Other Forms: An Eaglais Bheag - the Small church - HJC
Eaglais Mhic Fherchair- HMcP, Lachie Campbell, Crossapol, 10/1994, Angus MacLean, Scarinish
Farquharson's church - DMcC
An Seann Eaglais - AMcK
Independent Chapel - ONB p44 "a small building in the district of Cornaigmore near its eastern boundary used as a place of worship by the religious body of Independents. It is seated to hold about 150. There is but one officiating clergyman for this and the chapel in Ruaig district."
Related Places: See Eaglais Bheag Ruaig in Ruaig.
Information:This church was built around 1830-40 using stones from Tobhta an Taighe Shearmoin where Farquharson had preached at first. He said, "I have hatched many chickens but they have all turned into ducklings [i.e. become Baptists]." - Hector MacPhail, Ruaig, 4/1995.
Built around 1860, Catriona MacLean, Ardbeg, 6/1995.
Local Form:
Languages : GaelicInformants: Hector J Campbell, Cornaigbeg, 3/1994
Informant 2: David McClounnan, Balephuil, 10/1994
Informant 3: Archie MacKinnon, Cornaigmore, 8/1994
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