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'S Daor a Cheannaich Mi an t-Iasgach

Date
Track ID 75672
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1954.2.1

Original Tape ID

SA1954.001.003

Summary

This song mourns the drowning of a man, a powerful swimmer, active and energetic on foot or on horseback, who leaves a sister without a brother, a mother without a son, a wife without a husband, and the composer of the song without a foster son.

Item Notes

Six couplets. The song is arranged in 4-line verses, the last two lines of one verse becoming the first two lines of the next verse.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Skye

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good