O Gur Mise a th' air Mo Leònadh
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.1.1
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song laments loved ones who have been killed at the Battle of Inverlochy. The song says that it was the "grim Irish" who gave strength to Clan Donald. The person in the song says their livestock was killed and their crops ruined.
Item Notes
This recording is a copy of the original which was recorded on wax cylinder using a clockwork Ediphone recorder.
23 couplets with a refrain. Composed by a Campbell woman after the Covenanter defeat at the hands of Royalist Irish and Highlanders led by Alasdair MacColla.
Non Scottish Recording Location
Canada, Nova Scotia, Antigonish County, Upper South River
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Kilmonivaig
Village/Place - Inverlochy
Non Scottish Recording Location
Canada, Alba Nuadh, Antigonis, Upper South River
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair