South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 356 Collections and/or Records:
Song beginning 'Thug i brian mor an Ard Righ', 8 April 1869
Song beginning 'Thug i brian mor an Ard Righ' probably collected from Mairi Nic GilleMhaoil [Mary MacMillan] Lianacui, Iocar [Lionacuidhe and Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Text has been scored through as if the text has been transcribed elsewhere.
Song entitled 'A Bhean Iadaich' and accompanying note, nd
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.
Song entitled 'A Phiurag sa Phiurag', 20 October 1870 and 12 December 1870
Song entitled 'A Phiurag sa Phiurag' [Little Sister Beloved Sister] collected from Mòr Cuiri [Marion Currie], Iocar [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginnin g'A Phiurag sa Phiurag, O hal ill o, Hogu ho ro, S minig a bha mi stun i bru'ach'. The song is composed of forty-three lines. The text has been scored through in ink and sritten transversely over the first page of text is 'Transcribed 12/12 1883 Book V A[lexander] C[armichael].'
Song entitled 'Alain Airech Ainemeil' or 'Ailein Aighneach Ainmeil' and accompanying story, 12 March 1869 to 6 May 1869
Song entitled 'Alain Airech Ainemeil' or 'Ailein Aighreach Ainmeil' collected from Mary Ghillis [Gilles], Nunton [Baile nan Chailleach, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula], age 60 from Barra [Barraigh]. A note states that it was composed by a woman in South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] to one of the Clanranalds. Text written transversely on folio 27v appears to be another verse for the song. Text has been scored out with a note which reads 'Trans[cribed] Thursday May 6 1869 A. A. C.'
Song entitled 'Bean Shith', 21 September 1872 and 4 October 1875
Song entitled 'Bean Shith' [Bean Shìth] probably collected from Donald MacInnes, aged seventy four, Baile Gharbhaidh/Balgarva, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Mad ghual[lain] ghil agus leine, Mo leana[bh] curri cuirtleaseach'. Written transversely across the text in ink is 'Trans[cribed] Book II p. 338 4/10 1875 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.
Song entitled 'Braon binn' and accompanying note, 10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870
Song entitled 'Bron no Braon Binn' and accompanying notes, c1875 and 27 February 1894
Song entitled 'Cailleachann Fhinn' and accompanying note, 1883
Song entitled 'Comhairle Fhinn air Oscar' and accompanying notes, c1875
Song entitled 'Cumha n t Sealgair', 29 October 1872
Song entitled 'Cumha n t Sealgair' [Cumha an t-Sealgair or The Hunter's Lament] beginning 'Ach Iain mhic Aonais oig, Be do dheigh bhi coir ria''. The song is composed of fifty-six lines. The word 'Comhachag?' is written transversely in ink across the first page of the song text.