A Mhòr a Mhòr Till rid Mhacan
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
99707
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.29.B1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The contributor tells the story of a water-horse who fathered the child of a mortal woman. She eventually escaped from him as he slept. The song is supposedly composed by the water-horse, who is singing to the child and pleading with Morag to return to her son. It is a lullaby.
Item Notes
The contributor's mother sang the song when spinning, rather than as a lullaby.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Skye
Parish - Kilmuir
Village/Place - Loch Sneosdal
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good