Òran do Mhorair Ghlinn Urchaidh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
29 July 1950
Track ID
25602
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0096.406
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song was composed in praise of Lord Glen Orchy. His bravery and leadership are praised, as are his appearance and love of the arts. He is a skilled hunter. He is also a drinker, and likes the board games of the aristocracy.
Item Notes
Twenty-three 8-line verses sung. Composed by Duncan Bàn MacIntyre in praise of Lord Glen Orchy, probably between 1746 and 1752 for the third Earl.
See:
'The Songs of Duncan Bàn MacIntyre' (ed. A. MacLeod) pp. 34-45
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Glenorchy and Inishail
Village/Place - Glen Orchy
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Canna
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good