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Bha 'm Brige gu Trom air a' (?)

Date March 1958
Track ID 31829
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1958.14.1; SA1958.14.2

Original Tape ID

SA1958.014

Summary

Two vessels wrecked off the north coast of Sutherland.

A vessel came to Cape Wrath loaded with cotton. Local people heard about it and got some of the cotton that came ashore. Several weavers in the area made cotton sheets from it. Shortly afterwards, another boat went aground at a place called Tràigh Mhic an t-Saoir. Four farmers, each a Justice of Peace in the district, bought the boat and contents between them.

Uilleam Tòiseach composed this song about the latter wrecking.

Item Notes

4 verses. Song composed by Uilleam Tòiseach

Recording Location

County - Sutherland

Item Location

County - Sutherland

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good