Beathag Mhòr nan Dreasachan
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
February 1953
Track ID
3556
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.10.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a dance tune from Skye.
Item Notes
Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies. According to tradition, Beathag Mhòr was in love with a Skye nobleman called Martin of Bealach and bore him two sons. Martin, however, abandoned her, and married a member of the Raasay MacLeods.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Kilmuir
Island - Skye
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good