Carinish ( gd, Càirinis), is a hamlet on
North Uist
North Uist ( gd, Uibhist a Tuath; sco, North Uise) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Etymology
In Donald Munro's ''A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland Called Hybrides'' of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula and ...
, in the
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast ...
, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about from the causeway to
Benbecula
Benbecula (; gd, Beinn nam Fadhla or ) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It is in a ...
. The hamlet is known for the Carinish Stone Circle and the
Trinity Temple
Teampull na Trionaid ("trinity church") is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
History
According to Bill Lawson, an entry in the Red Book of Clanranald reads, . Bill Lawson ( ...
. Carinish is within the parish of North Uist and is situated on the
A865.
History
Carinish Stone Circle
Carinish Stone Circle is not in good condition – it has the A865 main road running almost through the middle of it. About 50 metres to the north, a Neolithic settlement was found.
Trinity Temple
Trinity Temple or ''Teampall na Trionad'' is the ruins of a
13th-century Augustinian Augustinian may refer to:
*Augustinians, members of religious orders following the Rule of St Augustine
*Augustinianism, the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and his intellectual heirs
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* Canons Regular of Sain ...
nunnery
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and "college of learning". It is written in the ''
Red Book of Clanranald
The Books of Clanranald are two paper manuscripts that date to about the early 18th century. The books are written in Classical Gaelic,. and are best known for their traditional account of the history of Clan Donald.. The manuscripts are commonly ...
'' that the nunnery was founded by
Bethóc
Bethóc ingen Maíl Coluim meic Cináeda was the elder daughter of Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, and the mother of his successor, Duncan I.
Biography
Bethóc was the eldest daughter and heir of Malcolm II of Scotland, who had no kn ...
, the
Prioress of
Iona Nunnery
The Iona Nunnery was an Augustinian convent of nuns located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It was established sometime after the foundation of the nearby Benedictine monastery in 1203. Bethóc, daughter of Somerled, wa ...
and the daughter of
Somerled
Somerled (died 1164), known in Middle Irish as Somairle, Somhairle, and Somhairlidh, and in Old Norse as Sumarliði , was a mid-12th-century Norse-Gaelic lord who, through marital alliance and military conquest, rose in prominence to create the ...
, the ancestor of the
Chiefs of
Clan MacDougall
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, the
Lords of the Isles
The Lord of the Isles or King of the Isles
( gd, Triath nan Eilean or ) is a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland. It began with Somerled in the 12th century and thereafter the title w ...
,
Clan Donald
Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald ( gd, Clann Dòmhnaill; Mac Dòmhnaill ), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry i ...
,
Clan MacRory, and
Clan MacAlister
Clan MacAlister is a Scottish Clan. The clan is the earliest branch to have split off from Clan Donald, claiming descent from Alasdair Mòr, son of Domhnall founder of Clan Donald. From Alasdair Mòr the clans takes its surname ''MacAlister''; ...
.
After probably being enlarged in the late 14th century by
Amy MacRuari, divorcee of
John, Lord of the Isles,
it was again enlarged in the 16th century, and restored in the 19th century, after it was destroyed during the
Scottish Reformation
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. Admission is free and it is open at all times.
Battle of Carinish
The
Battle of Carinish, which was fought between the warriors of
Clan MacDonald of Sleat
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and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meanin ...
and
Clan MacLeod
Clan MacLeod (; gd, Clann Mac Leòid ) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the MacLeods of Harris and Dunvegan, whose chief is MacLeod of MacLeod, are known in Gaelic as ' ("see ...
of
Dunvegan
Dunvegan ( gd, Dùn Bheagain) is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chief of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of Duirinish, and Duirinish Parish Church is at Dunvegan. In 2011 i ...
, took place near the ruins of the nunnery in 1601.
People connected with Carinish
*
Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna
Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna (Red Donald of Coruna; 9 July 1887 – 13 August 1967), legally Donald MacDonald or Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill, was a Scottish Gaelic Bard, North Uist stonemason, and veteran of the First World War. Literary historian Rona ...
(1887-1967), during his childhood, the
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
Bard
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and
war poet
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, attended the district school at Carinish, as he later described in his poem ''Òran na Sgoilearan'' ("The Song of the Schoolchildren").
Carinish Inn
Carinish contains the modern Carinish Inn, once a landmark hotel in North Uist, which in 2008 was sold to the
Free Church of Scotland to be transformed into a church.
Gallery
File:Carinish.png, Carinish with the battlefield
File:Teampull na Trionad.png, The Teampull na Trionad
File:Teampull na Trionad Graveyard.JPG, The Graveyard of the Teampull na Trionad
References
External links
Undiscovered Scotland - CarinishCanmore - North Uist, Carinish site recordCanmore - North Uist, Carinish, Caravat Barp site record
{{Prehistoric Western Isles
Stone Age sites in Scotland
Archaeological sites in the Outer Hebrides
Villages on North Uist