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Mar a thachair do Ghoraidh agus MacIllEathain Locha Buidhe.

Date 19 April 1977
Track ID 49534
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1977.93.A8

Original Tape ID

SA1977.093

Summary

The fate that befell Goraidh and MacLaine of Lochbuie.

One of MacLaine of Lochbuie's ghillies, Goraidh, got his daughter pregnant. When MacLaine heard about this he ordered that he be castrated. Goraidh took MacLaine's young son to a cliff top known as Bìdean Ghoraidh. MacLaine was willing to do anything to get his son back. Goraidh asked that MacLaine should suffer the same fate as he had. Afterwards Goraidh asked him where the pain was, but he didn't give the right answer. Eventually MacLaine had to be castrated and when Goraidh got the answer he wanted he jumped off the cliff with the boy.

People are afraid of the place. The contributor heard the story from a neighbour.

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Island - Mull

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good