Map Reference: Mannal a
Name Type: house
Meaning: Big Mannal house; or the house of Archie the son of Angus
Other Forms: Taigh Èirdsidh Aonghais - JF.
Related Places: Croit and Taigh Dhomhnaill Peigi in Kilmoluaig.
Information:The original Mannal farm house was on the other side of the road. The 'new' house is in two halves - Mary MacDonald's great grandfather had one half and his brother the other - JMcK.
The brother of Dòmhnall Pèigi, Aonghas, married a girl from Mannal House. His son was Eachann Aonghais Peigi who was Mary MacDonald's grandfather - Iain Chaluim MacKinnon, Kilmoluaig.
Local Form:
Languages : Norse, GaelicInformants: Jessie MacKinnon (Teasaidh Lachainn), Mannal, 11/1993
Informant 2: John Fletcher, Balemartine, 8/2009
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