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Leis a' Bhàta Dhubh

Date 1966
Track ID 63507
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1966 TGW72694 REEL 5

Summary

In this song the bard tells about a black boat made of oak that was sailing past the rocky, mountainous island of Eigg. Iain, Allan and MacAlistair are on board the ship. They would be difficult to defeat.

Item Notes

Recorded at the National Mod in Inverness in 1966.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Inverness and Bona

Village/Place - Inverness

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good