Trumaisgearraidh North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

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Song collected from Ranald MacDonald, Tarasaigh/Taransay, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris at Trumaisegearraidh/Trumisgarry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist beginning 'U o laoill o A hio naileibh, A mhnathan nach tog sibh leibh m eubha'. The song is composed of eleven lines, the first line is noted as being repeated. The text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

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Song entitled 'Cumha' collected from Ranald MacDonald, Taransay, Harris at Trimisgarry [Tarasaigh, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris and Trumaisegearraidh/Trumisgarry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] beginning 'Mi ma aonar an cluain a bharraich, I ri ri ri i bho'. The song is composed of twenty-four lines. The text has been scored through in ink and written transversely across the first page of text is, 'Transcribed 12/12 1883 Book No V page [-] A[lexander] Carmichael.'

Scope and Contents Song entitled and beginning 'Mo ghaol, mo ghaol, mo ghaol fhein thu' collected from Ann Morrison née Ross, Rucaidh, Trumsgearridh N[orth] Uist [Knock Ruchgy, Trumaisgearraidh, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. The accompanying story states that the song was 'composed by his father's "banachaig nan gobhar" to the heir of Rararsaidh, who afterwards became his wife, and who made an excellent wife'. A note in the margin states that Anna composed 'Thaining an Gille Dhubh'. Additions have been made to...

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Story entitled 'Nighean Ri Bhaile an t-Sneac', collected from Archi[bald] MacPherson or an Gille Bàn, pauper, aged 76 years, Trumsgearry [Trumaisgearraidh/Truimsgarry, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. The story appears to be incomplete.