'S Mise a Chunnaic An-diugh an t-Iongnadh
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0071A.271
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song tells of seeing a young brown-haired girl clothed in grey, sitting on a rock. The other lines tell of sailing west of Duart.
Item Notes
13 half-lines sung plus choruses. The lines are repeated.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (J. L. Campbell/F. Collinson eds. 1969) p. 60
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 112
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) p. 219
'Puirt-à-beul' (Keith Norman MacDonald ed., 1901) p. 45
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good