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O Mo Dhùthaich

Date 1985
Track ID 91683
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1985 GR00302 Reel 5

Summary

In this song an emigrant longs for South Uist. He describes how people were deceived into going to Manitoba in Canada, and comments on conditions there. If he had money and clothes he would sail back home.

Item Notes

Recorded at the Royal National Mòd.

See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw ed., 1955) p. 78. It is noted in this book that the song was composed by Allan MacPhee, who died at Loch Carnan, South Uist.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Kilmallie

Village/Place - Fort William

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good