Chaidh Mise a dh'Eubhal Imprig
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
22 July 1953
Track ID
43582
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CannaWirek.1953.2
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song is a lament for the MacVicar brothers of North Uist, who were murdered by the hated Hugh MacDonald (Ùisdean mac Ghilleasbaig Chlèirich).
Item Notes
21 lines plus choruses sung.
See:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949)
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 94
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - Benbecula
Village/Place - Aird
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good