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Tha Sgoth aig MacIllFhialain

Contributors
Date September 1969
Track ID 52885
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1969.082.B8

Original Tape ID

SA1969.082

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

Collection

SoSS

Classification

AT1791

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good