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Tha Mulad, Tha Mulad, Lìon Mulad Mi Fhèin Hì rì horann ò

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Date 17 June 1970
Track ID 105290
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1970.132

Original Tape ID

SA1970.132

Summary

The main lines of this waulking song are addressed to "Margaret of the Wiles", who has slandered the composer. The composer compares her own house, where venison is eaten, to that of her accuser, where only the heads and bones of fish can be found.

Item Notes

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1981) p. 100
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 117

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good