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Beathag Mhòr nan Dreasachan

Date February 1953
Track ID 3556
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.10.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1953.010

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

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good