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Eilean a' Cheò

Date October 1962
Track ID 48186
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1962.47.A3

Original Tape ID

SA1962.047

Summary

This is a homeland song about the Isle of Skye. The poetess says that there is twenty years since she left Skye to go to the city. She praises the island and encourages the people still there to keep their traditions. She wants the English removed from Skye.

Item Notes

Composed by Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Mary MacPherson).

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Skye

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good