A' Bhanais a Bha an Ciostal Odhar
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
February 1968
Track ID
29939
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1968.02.B2
Original Tape ID
Summary
This satirical song tells of a wedding at Ciostal in Skye, at which there was a great deal of fighting and uproar.
Item Notes
Composed by Archibald MacDonald (Gille na Ciotaig). He was born c.1750 and died c.1815.
See:
'The Uist Collection - Poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards' (ed. MacDonald) p. 161
'Sàr Obair nam Bàrd Gaelach' p. 181 (1907 edition)
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Portree
Island - Skye
Village/Place - Ciostal
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good