Dh'Òlainn Deoch a Làimh Mo Rùin
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1988.052
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a waulking song linked to a story that Clanranald's daughter was banished to Coll. Years later she saw her brother's galley coming to Coll. According to the story, he eventually recognised her when she sang this song to him, which contains the lines, "I would like to go from Rum to Uist, if I could get what I desire."
Item Notes
See:
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (Creighton & MacLeod, 1964) p. 208
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (J. L. Campbell, 1990) p. 124
'MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. and A. MacDonald, 1911) p. 340
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. 26, pp. 236-238
Non Scottish Recording Location
Canada, Alba Nuadh, Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn
Non Scottish Recording Location
Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island
Non Scottish Recording Location
Canada, Alba Nuadh, Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good