South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Song entitled 'Braon binn' and accompanying note, 10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/4
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Braon binn' [Am Bron Binn or The Sweet Sorrow] collected from Iain MacLeoid [John MacLeod], crofter, Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The song begins 'Chunnaig righ Braitean na shuain, An aona bhean a b fhear smaigh fo'n ghrein' and is composed of forty lines. An accompanying note states that the woman in the song was a sorceress who made the king dream and she killed Sir Falaich. Carmichael also notes the name of Angus McInnes [Angus MacInnes], Smerclait...
Dates:
10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870