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Gura Mise Tha fo Mhulad 's Mi air Tulaich na h-Àireadh

Date 05 April 1951
Track ID 88966
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CannaTape.0088

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0088

Summary

In this waulking song, a widow tells of the drowning of her husband, three brothers and father, which she seems to have witnessed, and of finding their bodies on the shore. She describes the death of Angus as particularly painful, and goes on to tell of putting him in a shroud and coffin, before setting off for Trianaid in North Uist. According to the text sung here, the accident happened on St. Bride's Day. [Other versions of the text say St. Michael's Day.]

Item Notes

See:
Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist (Margaret F. Shaw ed., 1955) Song 106, p. 262
The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry (Revs. A. and A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 351
Òrain-luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 53

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good