Deoch-slàinte Ghlinne Garadh
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1966.107
Original Tape ID
Summary
A toast to the health of Glen Garry. Iain Mac Ailein, the bard to the Laird of Coll, toasts the health of Glen Garry and puts him above all other chiefs in Gaeldom (in the presence of the Laird of Coll).
It is said that this is the reason that the Laird of Coll sent Iain Mac Ailein to Canada. Tradition also relates that when Glen Garry heard of this that he wrote to Iain Mac Ailein and invited him to return and be his bàrd and that he would pay his fare. Iain Mac Ailein wrote, saying that he would be happy to return, but Glen Garry had died before he received the reply.
Item Notes
Recorded between 2-5 December 1966. 1 verse recited and then sung.
Item Subject/Person
Iain 'ic Ailein (Bàrd Thighearna Cholla)
Recording Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Tiree
Island - Tiree
Village/Place - West Hynish
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Coll
Island - Coll
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good