Manaidhean bàis.
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.119.B5b
Original Tape ID
Summary
Death omens.
'Manadh' meant a sound or sign of some kind, of a thing about to take place. It was always a bad omen. A man saw two women wearing plaids and shawls, which was very unusual, outside the contributor's house one night. The following week her sister died. Her mother and mother-in-law were standing outside dressed in a shawl and plaid.
An t-Eun Bàis [the bird of death]: the contributor's sister used to hear this. Someone always died soon afterwards.
If the cockerel began to crow between 11 and 1 a.m., it was said to have a message. If its legs were warm there was good news, but if they were cold the news was bad.
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good