Song entitled 'Falbh orra Co Cò sin Còbeag', 26 March 1876
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/16
Scope and Contents
Rowing song entitled 'Falbh orra Co Cò sin Còbeag' collected from Màiri Stewart, Keallann, North Uist [Ceallan/Kallin, Uibhist a Tuath] 'bean ciobair + mathair ciobair' [shepherd's wife and shepherd's mother] beginning, 'Thuirt i rium le sannt a chlisg mi, Oganach thall tog do mhisneach'. The song is composed of twenty lines including the use of 'Falbh' on a single line to indicate the chorus. Text scored over with note saying 'Sent to Arch[ibal]d Sinclair 62 Argyle St Glasgow in May 1877 AAC'.
Dates
- Creation: 26 March 1876
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 62 folios ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 5r, line 14 to folio 5v, line 22
Subject
- Stewart, Mary, fl1876 (shepherd's wife | Kallin, Grimsay) (Person)
- Sinclair, Archibald, 1850-1899 (printer and publisher | Glasgow) (Person)
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
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk