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Cameron, Duncan, c1818-1900 (police officer | Lochaline | Argyllshire)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Fragment of a song beginning 'Air a bhiolain san an t siutha', 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/17
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Fragment of a song collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] beginning 'Air a bhiolain san an t siutha, Air a ghuthan an ni an t eun'.

Dates: 7 August 1886

Note about waulking songs, 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/18
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Note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] about waulking songs describing how six women work at fulling the cloth, one woman sings and the rest sing the chorus. 'No song must be sang (sic) twice or else it [takes] back the cloth.' There are also fragments of lines from waulking songs.

Dates: 7 August 1886

Song beginning 'Fear air muin eich bhain', 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/15
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Song collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire], beginning 'Fear air muin eich bhain, dol gu gach taigh [saighis]'. The song is composed of thirty-five lines.

Dates: 7 August 1886

Vocabulary note for Eiteag and accompanying song fragment, 7 August 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/19
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Vocabulary note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] which reads 'Eiteag = Quay stone egg shaped Deideag = .' The song fragment begins 'San an tai ghlas a bha n Deideag' and a note added reads 'See Allt-an t suain'.

Dates: 7 August 1886

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