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Coisich a Rùin

Date 1950
Track ID 51917
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0203.1203

Original Tape ID

CW0203

Summary

This waulking song has three clear sections. In the first, the composer thinks of times she spent with her lover. The central section has references to the Clan MacNeil and their galleys. In the third section, the composer speaks of her sadness if there is or has been a tragedy at sea.

Item Notes

The contributor got this song from his aunt in 1935.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 144
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 36
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) p. 211
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (John L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 92

Item Subject/Person

Clann MhicNèill

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Kilmore and Kilbride

Village/Place - Oban

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good