Duan na Ceàrdaich
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
23 November 1949
Track ID
20849
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0014B.60
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fionn mac Cumhaill had a sword called, 'Mac a' Luin'. When it was made, a band of heroes had to take it to a special smithy to temper it. This band included the Oscar, Caoilte, and Daor-ghlas. The ballad tells what happened.
Item Notes
See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw ed., 1955) p. 29
'Leabhar na Fèinne' (J. F. Campbell ed., 1872) p. 59 and p. 65
'Stories from South Uist' (A. MacLellan & J. L.Campbell, 1961) p. 14
'Popular Tales of the West Highlands' (J. F. Campbell ed., 1861) Vol. III p. 396
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Village/Place - Lochboisdale
Language
Gaelic
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good