'S Toigh Leam Ailean Dubh à Lòchaidh
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.128.2
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this waulking song, a woman tells of her love for Allan Dubh MacDonald of Lochy, though he burned her stack-yard and killed her three young brothers, her father and her husband.
Item Notes
Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies. 4 lines sung. There is a 3-line chorus at the beginning and after each line. ABA refrain between each line.
The composer is said to have been an unknown MacKenzie woman. Ailean Dubh, who is the subject of the song, was infamous as a raider, and was involved in a feud with the MacKenzies. He is said to have burned down the church in Tarradale, with the MacKenzies inside.
See:
'Òrain nan Rosach' (ed. F. MacKenzie) p. 2
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good