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Cò Siud Thall air Sràid na h-Eala?

Fieldworkers
Date 07 August 1950
Track ID 25953
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0100B.440

Original Tape ID

CW0100B

Summary

This waulking song refers to Clan MacNeil of Barra. The composer says that if she had the power, she would share out various islands and parts of the West Highlands.

Item Notes

13 lines sung. Recorded by the Barra Folklore Committee.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (Campbell/Collinson) pp. 134-136

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good