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Sgeir na Ban-tighearna

Date 29 November 1949
Track ID 20934
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0015B.64

Original Tape ID

CW0015B

Summary

Clanranald, who owned Canna at one time, wished to marry a certain beautiful lady. When she refused, he tied her to a tidal rock and watched her drown. The rock is called, 'Creag Màiri Nighean Alasdair' to the present day.

Item Subject/Person

Mac 'ic Ailein [Clanranald]

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Small Isles

Island - Canna

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Small Isles

Island - Canna

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Story

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good