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Notebook containing a collection of the music of heroic lays and waulking songs, made in South Uist for K C Craig., July 1948.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14920

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

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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