An Cùl Bachallach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
February 1968
Track ID
30011
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1968.02.B5
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song the composer tells of her deep love for a Skye nobleman called Martin of Bealach. She refers to her son by him. However, Martin abandoned her and married a member of the Raasay MacLeods. Her pain is obvious from the song, though the words suggest that she is resigned to the situation.
Item Notes
10 couplets sung. There is a 3-line choruses after each one. Composed by Beathag Mhòr.
See:
'Òrain an Eilein' (C. Martin ed., 2001) p. 12
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (Anne Lorne Gillies ed., 2005) p. 337
Item Subject/Person
Beathag Mhòr
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Skye
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good