Story entitled 'Mor Hiorteach (More correctly) Mor Iorteach' and accompanying song, 1883
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/5
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Mor Hiorteach (More correctly) Mor Iorteach' [Mor Hiortach] and accompanying song noted as being collected from Mrs Captain MacLeod [Ann MacLeod], Lochmaddy [Loch nam Madadh, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] on 26 February 1869 and from others. The story describes how Mor was a very beautiful woman, unusually tall for a St Kildan with a beautfiul singing voice. She married Norman MacDonald 'Tormaid Saor', an t-òr-cheard [travelling goldsmith] and carpenter, Trumpan, Vaternish, Skye [Bhatairnis, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach]. Ann MacLeod states that she knew Mor very well and she was probably 'the most beautiful woman she ever saw'. The note concludes with the remark that Mor's son Aonas Dounullach [Angus MacDonald], who lived at Gesto, Skye composed a song 'Ochoin a ri 'us gur mi ta muladach']. The song given begins 'Mo ghaol oigear a chul-doinn' and is composed of five lines.
Dates
- 1883
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 41 folios ; 18 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 4r, line 1 to folio 5r, line 21
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, vol II (Edinburgh, 1900) pp 319
- Biography
- Family History
- Fillan, Saint, 8th century (Filan | Faolan | abbot)
- Lochmaddy North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Love
- MacDonald, Angus (son of 'Mor Hiortach' and Tormod Saor | Gesto | Isle of Skye)
- MacDonald, Marion, fl 1870s-1880s
- MacLeod, Ann, c1800-1893
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Songs
- St Kilda Inverness-shire Scotland
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