Bidh an Deoch sa air Làimh Mo Rùin
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.264.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a waulking song linked to a story that Clanranald's daughter was banished to Coll. Years later she saw her brother's galley coming to Coll. According to the story, he eventually recognised her when she sang this song to him. It contains the lines "I would like to go to Uist if I could get what I desire".
Item Notes
See:
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (H. Creighton & C. MacLeod eds. 1964) p. 208
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (J. L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 124
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. and A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 340
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. 26 pp. 236-238
'MacTalla' vol. II
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Coll
Island - Coll
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good