O Cha Bhi Nollaig Ann
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
31 July 1953
Track ID
5462
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.121.8
Original Tape ID
Summary
A local song composed by Archie MacNeil. The supply boat, the 'Dunara', was unable to discharge cargo as the weather was too rough for porters to go out. The islanders were left without anything to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
Item Notes
3 verses and chorus at beginning and end of song. Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies.
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Colonsay and Oronsay
Island - Colonsay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good