Bà, Bà, Mo Leanabh Beag
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
12 May 1953
Track ID
43639
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaWirek.1953.5
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a lullaby possibly composed at the time of the potato famine. The song refers to the soft potatoes, and the suffering caused.
Item Notes
Chorus, verse, and chorus.
See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw ed., 1955) Song 37 p. 143
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Village/Place - Bornish
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good