Griogal Cridhe
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Summary
Nan MacKinnon gives information about the song Griogal Cridhe.
In this lament, the widow of Gregor MacGregor of Glenstrae sings to her child about her beloved husband who had been beheaded. She pours out her grief in this song.
Item Notes
This lament, sung as a lullaby, is attributed to the widow of Gregor MacGregor of Glenstrae, who was beheaded in 1570.
See:
'Bàrdachd Ghàidhlig' (Prof. W. Watson ed., 1932) p. 244
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (Anne Lorne Gillies ed., 2005) p. 140
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. & A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 325
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) song 41
'The Gesto Collection' (K. N. MacDonald ed., 1895) Appendix p. 25
Item Location
County - Perthshire
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good