Griogal Cridhe
Contributors
Unknown Person
MacDonald, Jane, 1900-1967 (9560)
Fieldworkers
Date
November 1965
Track ID
95860
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1965.99.16
Original Tape ID
Summary
This lament, sung as a lullaby, is attributed to the widow of Gregor MacGregor of Glenstrae, who was beheaded in 1570. She is singing to her child about her beloved husband and telling of her grief.
Item Notes
See:
'Bàrdachd Ghàidhlig' ((Prof. W. Watson ed., 1932) p. 244
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (Anne Lorne Gillies ed., 2005) p. 140
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. & A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 325
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) song 41
'The Gesto Collection' (K. N. MacDonald ed., 1895) Appendix p. 25
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good