Marbhrann do Sheumas Iain Dhòmhnaill
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1969.83.B9
Original Tape ID
Summary
An elegy for a young MacLeod man from Berneray.
This song laments a young MacLeod man who has passed away. The bard says that 'the whole of Berneray is dejected' missing this man. The bard compares him to a rose being plucked out of its place. He praises the man and expresses sympathy for his father and sisters.
The contributor says that the song was written for 'Seumas Iain Dhòmhnaill' around 1934. She then talks of where the song was sung, speaking of her brother and of the bard who made the song.
Item Notes
3 verses sung. The song was composed for James MacLeod, Gunhill, Berneray by Hector MacKinnon. MacLeod died in 1934 aged 20.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Harris
Island - Berneray
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Harris
Island - Berneray
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good