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Nighean Rìgh Tìr nan Tonn

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Date 1973
Track ID 50534
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1973 001 GR00019 Reel1

Summary

Ruairidh Rubha nan Ròn saw a group of seals dancing on the shore and he stole one of their pelts that were lying on the rocks. When the seals went back into the sea, one girl was left crying on the shore. Ruairidh took her home. She said that she was the daughter of Rìgh Tìr nan Tonn, but that she had been under a spell cast by her stepmother that left her in the form of a seal.

Ruairidh married the girl. They were together for many years, and had three sons. One day, however, she asked him to return her sealskin to her as she missed the seals. When she was given the skin, she went back to the sea and Ruairidh never saw her again.

Item Notes

Recorded at the Royal National Mòd.

Recording Location

County - Ayrshire

Parish - Ayr

Village/Place - Ayr

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Story

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good