Ho ro hì hoireannan
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0071B.275
Original Tape ID
Summary
In the first three couplets of this waulking song, a woman tells how she saw her lover pass by on a lightly-stepping grey horse the previous day. He did not acknowledge her. The couplets which follow are in praise of Clan Donald. The final couplet refers to the struggle until King James will be crowned.
Item Notes
Eight couplets sung.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1981) p. 156
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh) p. 504
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 34
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (Creighton/MacLeod) p. 190
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw ed., 1955) song 90
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. 26, p. 240
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good