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Song entitled 'Taladh Bleoghain' and accompanying note, nd

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/23

Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Taladh Bleoghain' beginning 'Cait an cualas hò hò, Geum bu chruaidhe hò hò' . The song is composed of thirty-six lines, arranged as eight verses of four lines and two verses of two lines. The accompanying note states that the song was sung by a mother whose only daughter had been abducted by fairies and whose cows would not give milk because they were 'disconsolate'.

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 29r, line 1 to folio 30r, line 8

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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