Òran do Eòghain Òg Bhàlaigh
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.53.A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song is in praise of the young Ewan MacDonald of Vallay, North Uist. It describes his character, his talents and his skill as a hunter, and mentions the famous MacDonalds to whom he is related.
Item Notes
8 quatrains sung. The song was composed by Alexander MacDonald (known as An Dall Muileach or An Dall Mòr), a contemporary of John MacCodrum.
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. 174
Item Subject/Person
Eòghann Òg Bhàlaigh; MacDonald, Ewan
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - North Uist
Island - Vallay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good