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Thug Thu Chonnlach as an t-Sabhal

Fieldworkers
Date November 1964
Track ID 72265
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1964.80.A7

Original Tape ID

SA1964.080

Summary

This comical little piece of mouth-music tells of a woman called 'Màiri' who took the straw from the barn. She also took the blanket.

Item Notes

2 verses with chorus. Heard from the contributor's mother.

See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist (Margaret Fay Shaw ed. 1955) Song 63

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Vatersay

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good