An Cuala Sibh mun Mhaighdinn Chiataich
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
29 March 1951
Track ID
60397
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW000C
Original Tape ID
Summary
The composer asks if anyone has heard about the girl raped by young Neil on the top of a mountain. She wishes she could have been that girl.
Item Notes
Recorded during a genuine waulking.
See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (Margaret Fay Shaw ed. 1955) p. 225
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 9
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Village/Place - Gerinish (West Gerinish)
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Fair