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Tha an Latha An-diugh hù ill ò ro

Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date December 1954
Track ID 105852
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1954.142.3

Original Tape ID

SA1954.142

Summary

This waulking song praises the Clan MacNeil and their speedy galley. The composer praises the carpenter who built the ship. Her lover is on board.

Item Notes

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L Campbell & F. Collinson) p. 144
'Òrain Luaidh Mairi Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 36
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) p. 211
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (J. L. Campbell) p. 92

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good