Duan na Ceàrdaich
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1968.153.B8
Original Tape ID
Summary
This Ossianic Ballad tells how Fionn MacCumhail and his men took Fionn's magic sword, 'Mac an Luinn', to an enchanted smithy to be re-tempered. They followed the smith to the smithy, where there were four misshapen, four-armed blacksmiths, each with a claw-hammer and iron pincers. Some of the swords belonging to Fionn's men are named. These are 'Fead', 'Faoidh', 'Èigheach' and 'An Conallach'.
Item Notes
This ballad was often sung at Hogmanay. The last two words, "na buidhne", have been lost on the recording.
See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) p. 29
'Leabhar na Fèinne' (J. F. Campbell) p. 65
'Stories from South Uist' (MacLellan/Campbell) p. 14
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good