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Song entitled 'Donl Gorm' and accompanying story about Cailleach Corunna, 29 May 1869 and 15 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/68

Scope and Contents

Song entitled Donl Gorm [Dòmhnall Gorm] collected from Mary Ferguson, Cairinis/Carinish, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist beginning 'Naille bho i, Ar liom gra hi naile bho i'. The song is composed of fifty-two lines and is noted as being composed by Domhnall Gorm's 'Muim altrom' or nurse. Mary states that she heard the song from her mother who had 'a large number of songs and lays of gr[ea]t antiquity' and who was known as 'Cailleach Corunna' on account of her many stories relating to Coruna [A Coruña/Corunna, Spain] in the Peninsular War, where she 'gave a drink of cold water to Sir John Moore after he fell'. The text has been scored through in ink and written transversely across the first part is 'B[ook] 2 p[age] [-] Trans[cribed] June 15 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.

Dates

  • Creation: 29 May 1869 and 15 June 1869

Language of Materials

Gaelic English

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Series: 64 folios ; 17 x 20.3 cm