Tha Tighinn Fodham Èirigh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
31 July 1950
Track ID
25863
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0097A.410
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a song in praise of Ailean Dearg, chief of Clanranald. He is described as a warrior, and is skilled at sea. He is also described as a hunter. Many women love and admire him.
Item Notes
Chorus, nine quatrains and chorus sung. The song was composed by a bard known as Iain mac Dhùghaill 'ic Lachlainn. Ailean Dearg, the subject of this song, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715.
See:
'Sàr Obair nam Bàrd Gaelach' p. 437 (1907 edition)
'An Lasair' (ed. R. Black) p. 48
'The Celtic Lyre' song 61
'The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Highlands' (ed. A. Moffat) p. 24
Item Subject/Person
Ailean Dearg
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Canna
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good