Notebook containing a collection of the music of heroic lays and waulking songs, made in South Uist for K C Craig., July 1948.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
Words of lays (2 quatrains of each) are as provided by K C Craig.
The contents are as follows.
(i) “Thruis mi m’ aodach ‘s thàr mi as. ‘Am Fear Beag’. Also at page 30 (page 2);
(ii) “Latha chaidh Caoilte dha ‘n bheinn”. “Laoidh a’ Choin Duibh” (page 4);
(iii) ‘Latha dhuinn le geagan sluaigh’. ‘Eas Ruadh’ (page 6);
(iv) “Chunnaic Rìgh Breatann ‘na shuain”. “Am Bròn Binn” (page 8);
(v) “Latha dha’n Fhìn air Tulach Oirinn”. ‘Duan na Builicheardach’ (page 10);
(vi) “Latha dha’n Fhìn air Luachair Liuthan”. “Duan na Ceàrdach” (page 12);
(vii) ‘Osnadh caraid air cluain Fraoich’. ‘Laoidh Fhraoich’ (page 14);
(viii) “Éisdibh beag ma’s àill libh laoidh”. “Bàs Dhiarmaid” (page 16);
(ix) Waulking songs: “Coisich, a ruin” (pages 19, 23), ‘Thogainn fonn gun i trom’ (pages 20, 32) (page 19);
(x) Account of the collection (page 25);
(xi) “Gillean an fhéilidh” (1952) (page 34);
(xii) “A mhic Iain ‘ic Sheumais” (1956) (page 37).
Dates
- Creation: July 1948.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
19 Leaves ; Oblong octavo.
Language of Materials
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic
Arrangement
38 (+ several blank) pages.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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