Mo Rùn Geal Òg
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Summary
In this song a woman is lamenting the death of her husband at the Battle of Culloden. She praises him and is distraught, saying there was no hero like him at the battle.
Item Notes
Recorded at the Royal National Mòd. This song is attributed to Christina Ferguson of Contin, who composed it for her husband William Chisholm, the standard bearer of the Chisholms. He was killed at the Battle of Culloden.
See:
'Sàr Obair nam Bàrd Gaelach' (MacKenzie ed., 1907 edition) p. 409
'Gaelic Bards and Minstrels' W. Matheson, Scottish Tradition Series Cassette 2, song A3 (The School of Scottish Studies)
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (Anne Lorne Gillies ed., 2005) p. 185
Recording Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Dunoon and Kilmun
Village/Place - Dunoon
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Cd
Audio Quality
Good