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'S Mi ri Dìreadh san Dùbhghlaic

Date March 1938
Track ID 52513
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0224

Original Tape ID

CW0224

Summary

The opening lines of this waulking song refer to a violent incident, though no detail is given. The composer says that if her relations knew of what had happened they would send a ship. Among those on board would be the tacksmen of Boreray and Vallay.


Item Notes

10 lines sung.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1981) p. 58

Other versions:
'Fr Allan MacDonald Manuscript' fol. 73
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 72

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Fair