Eilean a' Cheò
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1970
Track ID
29688
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1970.60.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song, the bardess Mary MacPherson tells of her desire to return to Skye, which she left over forty years ago, when she had to go to the mainland. She goes on to speak of the Clearances and the suffering of the dispossessed, and tells of her hope that one day their cattle may be in the cattlefolds, and the English will be driven out of Skye.
Item Notes
3 verses sung. The song was composed by Mary MacPherson (1821 - 1898).
See:
'Màiri Mhòr nan Òran' (ed. D. Meek) p. 57
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Skye
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good