Òran Chraoicill
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
11 June 1963
Track ID
94791
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaOT.XXX
Original Tape ID
Summary
Craoicill was a man from Ushinish, behind Ben More in South Uist. He had been in a township and was going home with his wife, who was carrying half a boll of meal. He soon had to carry a bullock which had been stuck in a bog, and when his wife became tired, he was forced to carry her and the meal as well. By the time he reached the back of Ben More, the wind was strong and he was then forced to carry a boat. When the bard Gille na Ciotaig heard about this, he composed a comic song about Craoicill.
Item Subject/Person
Craoicill
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Village/Place - Ushinish
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good