Òran Alasdair 'ic Cholla
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
14 December 1949
Track ID
21409
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0020.91
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song, in this version, praises Alasdair, son of Colla Ciotach. The song describes how he fought at the Battle of Kilsyth in 1645, and at Cnoc nan Dos in Co. Cork in 1647. (It was there that he lost his life.)
Item Notes
6 lines sung plus choruses. The lines are linked.
See:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 102
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw ed., 1955) pp. 246 - 247
Item Subject/Person
Alasdair MacColla
Recording Location
County - Renfrewshire
Parish - Paisley
Item Location
County - Stirlingshire
Parish - Kilsyth
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good