Tha Sgoth aig MacIllFhialain
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
September 1969
Track ID
52885
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1969.082.B8
Original Tape ID
Summary
A verse which praises MacIllFhialain's fast boat.
The contributor says that she got this song from a relative of hers in Uist.
She says that boats used to go out to the seals and whichever boat got to land first would get the most seals. The verse speaks of 'MacIllFhialain's' boat, saying that it is a strong, protected boat. The man in the song says that he wouldn't want to change the boat because it was so fast and because it would "take seals from the narrows".
Item Notes
1 verse recited.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - North Uist
Island - North Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good