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Iomairibh Eutrom hó hó

Fieldworkers
Date 08 June 1958
Track ID 105063
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1958.42.5

Original Tape ID

SA1958.042

Summary

This song, sung here as a waulking song, begins: "The dairymaid went to the beach / To do something others would not do / To gather shellfish at high tide."

Item Notes

The refrain suggests that this song was originally a rowing song, but it was used in Kilmuir as a waulking song.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Skye

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good