'S Toigh Leam an Dòmhnallach Sòbar
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1957.88.1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The contributor sings a song in praise of young Eòghann of Vallay (Ewan MacDonald), North Uist.
Eòghann's mother was put under a spell and was unable to give birth to him for a long time. A certain man told a witch that the woman had given birth to a boy, and her daughter threw the spellbinder into the fire. When he was born, Eòghann already had teeth.
Information is also given about some members of Clann 'ic Ailein, including a man who fought with Nelson at Trafalgar.
Item Notes
Composed by Alexander MacDonald (An Dall Mòr).
See:
'The Uist Collection - The poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards' (Rev. Archibald MacDonald ed., 1894) p. 174
Item Subject/Person
Eòghann Òg Bhàlaigh
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - North Uist
Island - North Uist
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - North Uist
Island - Vallay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good