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Duan na Muilidheartaich

Date March 1938
Track ID 39180
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CDC.XXVII

Original Tape ID

album_02_D08-A

Summary

The King of Ireland and the King of Norway decided that they wanted to rid Ireland of the Fingalians. Therefore, the King of Norway sent a sea-monster (a' Mhuilidheartach) to destroy them.

Item Notes

This Lay has been recited.

See:
'Leabhar na Fèinne' (J. F. Campbell)
'The Traditional and National Music of Scotland' (F. Collinson) p. 43

Item Subject/Person

a' Mhuilidheartach

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Verse

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Disc

Audio Quality

Fair