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Balach na h-Aimhreit

Date 1968
Track ID 57504
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1968.022.A

Original Tape ID

SA1968.022

Summary

Every crofter had a herd. When the herdsmen got together they would forget about the animals. One boy was nicknamed The Grilled Paw because he was always warming himself. He was the first person in Tiree to make tea. Iain mac Ailein made a song about it.

Item Notes

Composed by Iain mac Ailein (Bàrd Tighearna Chola).

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Tiree

Island - Tiree

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good