Original Track ID

SA1954.54.B12

Original Tape ID

SA1954.054

Summary

This short lullaby is about the tailor's cattle. The second verse refers to a thousand ships on the Irish Sea.

Item Notes

2 (4-line) verses plus (4-line) choruses.

See:
'Tocher' 35 (The School of Scottish Studies) p. 330
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) Song 41

Recording Location

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS