Song entitled 'Thug Mi Gaol Duit' and accompanying note, nd
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Thug Mi Gaol Duit' beginning 'Hù rù rithillin, Ru-a-ro hi rithill in' the first verse beginning 'Thug mi gaol duit, Thug mi gradh duit'. The song is composed of forty lines arranged as fourteen verses made up of couplets and two forms of chorus a long version and a short version. The accompanying note explains how the song is sung with the different choruses. There are annotations to the text mostly indicating alternative words or phrases, separated from the first text by an oblique.
Dates
- Creation: nd
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 43 folios ; 20.2 x 16.1 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 18v, line 1 to folio 19v, line 14
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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