Song entitled 'Braon binn' and accompanying note, 10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870
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 [Smeircleit/Smercleit] probably as he also knows the song or has a version of it. The text has been scored through in ink and a transverse note on folio 9r reads 'Transcribed this 12th Nov[ember] 1870 into MS Book No 2 page 180 A[lexander]. A[rchibald]. C[armichael].'
Dates
- Creation: 10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 86 folios ; 20.3 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 9r, line 1 to folio 10r, line 4
Bibliography
Carmichael, Alexander, Carmina Gadelica, vol. V, (Edinburgh, 1954), pp. 100-5.
Gowans, Linda, Am Bròn Binn: An Arthurian Ballad in Scottish Gaelic (Eastbourne, 1992), pp. 8-9, 19, 30-2.
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Subject
- MacLeod, John, 1825-1916 (Iain Ruadh mac Thormaid | crofter | Buaile Dubh | South Uist | Inverness-shire | Scotland) (Person)
- MacInnes, Angus, c1800-1871 (Aonghas mac Aonghais | Smeircleit | South Uist) (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
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