Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - Creideamhan mu thimcheall na cuthaige.
Contributors - Donald Ferguson
Reporters - Alan J. Bruford; Donald Archie MacDonald

Summary - Beliefs regarding the cuckoo.

It was unlucky to hear the cuckoo in morning. "Chac a' chuthag" was said when the first cuckoo was heard. It was bad luck to hear a cuckoo before anything was eaten. Story of a woman who heard a cuckoo on an empty stomach and later lost a son.

Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:01:13
Date Recorded - 1968.05.03
Language - Gaelic
Genre - Information
Collection - School of Scottish Studies

Track ID - 30546
Original Tape ID - SA1968.095
Original Track ID - SA1968.95.A12
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R



Item Location:
  County - Argyllshire
  Island - Islay

Item Notes -

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/30546/1


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