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Gille Odhar MacCràin agus luchd-togail nan creach à Ìle.

Date 27 April 1968
Track ID 28335
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1968.81.A8

Original Tape ID

SA1968.081

Summary

Gille Odhar MacCràin and cattle raiders from Islay.

Gille Odhar MacCràin was a fine archer. He met a woman whose cattle had been stolen. He went after them and pinned a man's hand to the boat with an arrow. He made them return the cattle by threatening to put another arrow through his heart.

Information on cattle raiders from Islay. They came ashore at a place called Port nam Mèirleach. Their boat was black on one side and white on the other.

Item Subject/Person

Gille Odhar MacCràin

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Story

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good