Chuir Thu na h-Eich Chaola an Tarraing/Gìg Gàg Isean
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1953
Track ID
2642
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.20.B1; SA1953.20.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song praises a man who helped the bard with his ploughing.
Information is given about the circumstances of the composition. It was composed by Dòmhnall MacCudhain to Lachlann MacCuinn, who had a horse and ploughed Dòmhnall's land. Dòmhnall composed the song by way of thanks. He composed many songs, largely on local themes. One of them, 'Gìg Gàg Isean', is recited here. It is a humorous song.
Item Notes
Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies.
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good