Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - Fàilte na Mòr-thir
Contributors - Rev. William Matheson
Reporters - James Ross

Summary - In this song the bard praises the wonders of nature in his own area.

Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:01:11
Date Recorded - 1954.05
Language - Gaelic
Genre - Song
Collection - School of Scottish Studies

Track ID - 18905
Original Tape ID - SA1954.053
Original Track ID - SA1954.53.A11
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R



Recording Location:
  County - Midlothian
  Parish - Edinburgh
  Village - Edinburgh

Item Notes - 5 couplets sung. The song was composed by Alexander MacDonald (Alastair Mac Mhaighstir Alastair) c. 1700 - c.1770.
See:
'Sàr obair nam bàrd Gaelach' (MacKenzie) p. 136
'Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair: Selected Poems' (D. Thomson ed., 1996) p. 181

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/18905/1


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