Laoidh Dhiarmaid

Contributors

Matheson, Rev. William, 1910-1995 (482)

Fieldworkers

Knudsen, Thorkild, 1925-2007 (1867)

Date November 1963

Track ID 32637

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1963.97.B1

Original Tape ID

SA1963.097

Summary

These lines come from a ballad telling how Diarmad O' Duinn was killed by a boar.

Item Notes

Recorded in the School of Scottish Studies. 2 quatrains sung. The song has been sung twice.

Cf. 'Patrick MacDonald Collection' no. 59

See also:
Story and various texts in 'Leabhar na Fèinne' (J. F. Campbell) pp. 161 -164

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Language

English, Gaelic

Genre

Song Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good