Tha Mulad, Tha mulad, Tha Lionn-dubh Orm Fhèin
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
78592
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1963.62.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
The main lines of this waulking song are addressed to 'Margaret of the Wiles' who has slandered the composer. The composer compares her own house where venison is eaten, to that of her accuser, where only the heads and bones of fish can be found.
Item Notes
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' Vol. 3 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1981) p. 100
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 117
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - South Uist
Parish - South Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel