Sìthichean-mara.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
24 January 1960
Track ID
47686
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.39.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
Sea fairies.
The sea fairies were known as 'tròidsich'. Some of their women were married to humans. It is said that a tròidseach woman composed the song 'Buain na Rainich'. People learnt songs from the tròidsich in ways that are explained by the contributor. There was a man living in Benbecula at the time of the First World War who knew some of their songs. There is no one left now who remembers them.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good