An Deicheamh Latha de Thùs a' Mhàirt
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0091.380
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a song in praise of Lord Lovat, who went away to France on the tenth day of March. The bard describes him as a hero, and tells how he was well received by King Louis. Lord Lovat's ancestry is praised, and his famous ancestors are named. He is respected and disciplined at the head of an army. Special praise is given too to Lord Lovat's wife, and the bard wishes them a long life.
Item Notes
18 (5-line) verses sung. All of the verses except the last are sung twice. The song was composed by Iain Dubh Mac Iain 'ic Ailein (born c. 1665)
See:
'Scottish Tradition 16 - Gaelic Bards and Minstrels' (The School of Scottish Studies), sung by Rev. W. Matheson - p. 9 of notes.
'The Eigg Collection' (R. MacDonald ed., 1776)
Item Subject/Person
MacShimidh; Lord Lovat
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Canna
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good