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A Mhic Iain 'ic Sheumais

Date
Track ID 40250
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CDC.XV

Original Tape ID

album_04_D03-B

Summary

This waulking song tells of the wounding of Dòmhnall Mac Iain 'ic Sheumais at the Battle of Carinish.

Item Notes

This song is about the Battle of Carinish in 1601. It was a battle between the MacDonalds and MacLeods. The MacDonalds were victorious but their leader Donald (Dòmhnall mac Iain 'ic Sheumais) was injured.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (John L. Campbell/F. Collinson eds., 1981) p. 94
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (John L. Campbell ed., 1990) song 8
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (Anne Lorne Gillies ed., 2005) p. 129
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949)
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. and A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 31
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh ed., 1879) p. 131

Item Subject/Person

Dòmhnall mac Iain 'ic Sheumais

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Barra

Parish - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - North Uist

Parish - North Uist

Village/Place - Carinish

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Disc

Audio Quality

Fair