Marbhrann do dh'Aonghas Òg Àirigh a' Mhuilinn
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.211.9
Original Tape ID
Summary
The bard praises the nobility and bravery of Captain Angus MacDonald and asks God to protect his family. He uses the image of the tree, fallen and withered, in the song.
Item Notes
This lament was composed by Angus Campbell (Am Bàrd Sgallach) for Captain Angus MacDonald of Milton, South Uist. Angus was a kinsman of Flora MacDonald. He was drowned in Loch Aoineart, South Uist, in 1809, when his boat capsized while carrying kelp. His dogs tried to save him, but were actually the cause of his death.
See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (Margaret F. Shaw ed., 1955) p. 102
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. XIV, p. 168
'The Uist Collection - The Poems and Songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards' (Rev. A. MacDonald ed., 1894) p. 207
Item Subject/Person
Aonghas Òg Àirigh a' Mhuilinn
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair