Marbhrann do dh'Fhear Àirigh Mhuilinn
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.53.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
A lament for Angus Òg of Milton, who was drowned when his boat capsized. The bard praises Angus Òg's nobility and bravery and asks God to protect his family. The bard uses the image of the tree in the song.
Item Notes
3 verses sung. The song was composed by Angus Campbell (Aonghas Mac Dhòmhnaill 'ic Eòghainn) from Benbecula. He was known as Am Bàrd Sgallach. This lament was composed for Captain Angus MacDonald of Milton, South Uist, who was a kinsman of Flora MacDonald. He was drowned in Loch Eynort, South Uist, in 1809, when his boat capsized while carrying kelp. His dogs tried to save him, but were actually the cause of his death.
See:
'The Uist Collection - The poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards' (Rev. A. MacDonald ed.) p. 207
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) p. 102
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. XIV p. 168
Item Subject/Person
Dòmhnallach, Caiptean Aonghas; MacDonald, Captain Angus
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Village/Place - Airigh-Mhuilinn
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good