Song entitled 'Laoi na h-Innge' and accompanying story, 16 September 1890
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/13
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Laoi na h-Innge' collected from Iain MacPhadruig [Iain mac Phà draig or John MacInnes, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 16 September 1890 beginning 'Fhuair mo lean[nan] mi n chadail, S mi ga[bha]il fad am muigh'. The song is composed of twenty-three lines. The accompanying story tells how a gentleman's daughter fell in love with a poor man's son but were not allowed to marry so they eloped. A reward was offered for her return. Her lover brought her home when she was dying and when they had both died they were buried in the same graveyard. A tree grew out of each grave and then their bodies were put into the same grave. The text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere and a note reads 'Send to C to [print]'.
Dates
- 16 September 1890
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 114 folios ; 14 x 20 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 3v, line 1 to folio 4r, line 12
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk