An Cùl Bachallach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
June 1955
Track ID
19700
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.87.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song Beathag Mhòr tells of her deep love for a Skye nobleman called Martin of Bealach. According to tradition, she bore him two sons. Martin however abandoned her, and married a member of the Raasay MacLeods. Beathag's pain is obvious from the song.
Item Notes
13 couplets sung plus 3-line choruses. Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies.
See:
'Òrain an Eilein' (Martin) p. 12
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (A. L. Gillies) p. 337
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Skye
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good