Song entitled 'A Bhean Iadaich' and accompanying note, nd
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/37
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'A Bhean Iadaich' beginning 'A bhean ud thall hùg ò, An cois na traghad hug o'. The song is composed of forty-four lines, set out as eleven verses of four lines each. The lengthy accompanying note states that the song is claimed by Eigg, Rum, Canna, Coll, Uist and other Western Isles, noting that the Uist version places the song at Aird-a-mhachair [Àird a' Mhachair/Ardivachar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and outlining the basic story present in all versions of the song.
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 40r, line 11 to folio 42v, line 16
Bibliography
Brewster, Paul G, 'Two Gaelic Variants of The Two Sisters', Modern Language Notes, vol 56, no 3, March 1941, pp 187-192.
Gillies, Anne Lorne, Songs of Gaelic Scotland (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2006) pp. 33-36.
Gillies, Anne Lorne, Songs of Gaelic Scotland (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2006) pp. 33-36.
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
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk