A Bhradag Dhubh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1938
Track ID
62634
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW1003
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a waulking song. The composer addresses her opponent as "Little black thief, who broke the fetters" and goes on to name several heroes from Barra. According to her, Rory the Noisy gave wine to his horses and shod them with golden horseshoes.
Item Notes
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2, pp. 124 and 126
'MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' p. 230
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 1
There is an Art song version in the Kennedy-Fraser Collection vol. 1, p. 4 under the title 'The Ballad of MacNeil of Barra'.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Fair