MacLeod, John, 1825-1916 (Iain Ruadh mac Thormaid | crofter | Buaile Dubh | South Uist | Inverness-shire | Scotland)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Song entitled 'Braon binn' and accompanying note, 10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/4
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Braon binn' [Am Bron Binn or The Sweet Sorrow] collected from Iain MacLeoid [John MacLeod], crofter, Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The song begins 'Chunnaig righ Braitean na shuain, An aona bhean a b fhear smaigh fo'n ghrein' and is composed of forty lines. An accompanying note states that the woman in the song was a sorceress who made the king dream and she killed Sir Falaich. Carmichael also notes the name of Angus McInnes [Angus MacInnes], Smerclait...
Dates:
10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870
Song entitled 'Bron no Braon Binn' and accompanying notes, c1875 and 27 February 1894
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/72
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Bron no Braon Binn' collected from Iain MacLeoid [John MacLeod], crofter, Iocar, Uist a chinne a deas [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Chunnaig Righ Breatun na shuain, An aona bhean a b. fhearr snuagh fo'n ghrein'. The song is composed of thirty-eight lines. Pencil annotations divide the song into nine verses. The accompanying note tells how the woman in the song was a ban-draoigh [druid] who wanted to kill Sior Falaich [Sir Gawain] so she put Righ Breatun to...
Dates:
c1875 and 27 February 1894