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O hó, Mo Chaora Cheannfhionn

Date c. 1958
Track ID 47047
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CannaOT.5

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0037

Summary

Duncan Bàn MacIntyre composed this waulking song for a ewe given to him as a present. The song lists all the merits of the ewe and tells of her unfortunate end when killed by a fox.

Item Notes

The song was composed by Duncan Bàn MacIntyre (1724-1812).

See:
'The Songs of Duncan Bàn MacIntyre' (Angus MacLeod ed., 1952) p. 132
'Bàrdachd Ghàidhlig' (Prof. W. Watson ed., 1932) p. 54

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good