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Rinn Mi Mocheirigh gu Èirigh Hò Rò Ho Làithill Ò

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1969.69.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1969.069

Summary

This is a waulking song with several sections. The earlier sections have a love theme. This is followed by a reference to a cattle raid. In the following section, the composer states that the country is without a chief. The final section contains references to several clan chiefs. These may help to date this section of the song to the 16th century.

Item Notes

The contributor learned this song from her mother.

See:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 94
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1969) p. 66
'Tocher' 27 (The School of Scottish Studies) p. 154

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