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Bean-sìthe a' bruidhinn ri fear a bha a' buain murain.

Fieldworkers
Date November 1964
Track ID 21266
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1964.77.B5

Original Tape ID

SA1964.077

Summary

A fairy spoke to a man who was cutting marram grass.

A woman appeared to a man cutting marram grass on an island at Eoligarry. She told him he would marry and how many children he would have, but that he would never comb the hair of any of them in old age. He did marry and have children, but he drowned before the youngest was born. His children are still [1964] in Barra; they are younger than the contributor.

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Story

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good