Song entitled 'Taladh Bleoghain' and accompanying note, nd
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
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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