Cailleach Mhòr Stadhlaigh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
05 September 1952
Track ID
105675
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.112.18
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a humorous and satirical song, directed at those who believed in ghosts. In it, the bard tells of meeting the old lady of Stadhlaigh, a very big and ugly ghost which he fights.
Item Notes
This song was composed by Iain MacMhathain (Iain mac Choinnich 'ic Fhearchair) of North Uist, who was well known as a composer of hymns. The fight is described in great detail in the full text.
See:
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' no. 38, p. 513
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - North Uist
Island - North Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good