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Scope Note: Created For = Baillie

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

Song entitled 'Mo ghaol, mo ghaol, mo ghaol fhein thu', 14 September 1885

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/37
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...
Dates: 14 September 1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Mor Iorteach' and accompanying story, 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/6
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Mor Iorteach' [Mor Hiortach, Marion Gillies] beginning 'Cha'n ionagh mis a bhi ualach' and containing eighteen lines arranged into five verses: the last line of verse three is missing along with the first two lines of verse four. The story refers to Mor as 'Mor Bhàn' and that not only did she compose songs she sang them too 'having a beautiful rich full voice'. It quotes two descriptions of her beauty including that she was 'a leanann-falaich to Campbell of Islay' [Robert...
Dates: 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Mor Iorteach' and accompanying story, 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/7
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Mor Iorteach' beginning 'Gun robh Iain MacGilliosa, Is t-fhoabhar rium ga libhinn' composed by Mor Hiortach [Marion Gillies or MacDonald, Trumpan, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. Verses three and four are both bracketed with a question mark in a different ink. The accompanying story includes information on her death; her marriage; her beauty and that 'She was always made to sing her song to Islay [Robert Campbell of Shawfield] in visiting gentlemen's houses for which...
Dates: 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oidhiche Bha Ghealach Na h Oige', nd

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/36
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Oidhiche Bha Ghealach Na h Oige' beginning 'Oidhche bha ghealach na h-oige, Chuma mi leanabh bu bhiodhche' [bhoidhche]. The song is composed of lines eighteen lines, comprising three verses of four lines each followed by a two-line chorus. Carmichael has marked this song as 'Copied'. Annotations have been made in ink.

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oran Gaoil', 4 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/83
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Oran Gaoil' collected from Ann NicRuiry [Ann MacRury], Malaclett, N[orth] Uist [Malacleit/Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] beginning 'Chai an comun an com, chai an com, eir chul sgaoil an com o cheile'. The song is composed of sixty-five lines which have been numbered as seven verses of about eight lines. the text has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 4 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oran gaoil do Mhuracha mac Fhearchair Thiristich le a leannan', 21 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/20
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran gaoil do Mhuracha mac Fhearchair Thiristich le a leannan' collected from Marion MacNeil, Gleann/Glen, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, beginning 'A Mhur[achaidh] bhig nan gorm shuil greann, B fhear[r] liom na bo laoi[gh] s da ghamhnaich'. The song is composed of sixty-eight lines and contains some amendments in pencil. The text has been scored through in ink with a note written transversely across it which reads, 'Trans[cribed] June 16 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald]...
Dates: 21 May 1869 and 16 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oran Si' and accompanying note, 26 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/48
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran Si' probably collected from Penelope MacLellan, Ormacleit/Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Is fhasa bh uam fhein bonn Beinn eadara etc etc, Mach dhomhs mo chuilein caomh cairdeach'. The song is composed of fourteen lines and an accompanying note tells of the sighting of a fairy horse [?] by two sisters. The text contains a number of amendments and annotations in pencil and has been scored through in ink with the following written transversely across it...
Dates: 26 May 1869 and 16 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oran Si - Mhuracha mac Iain' and accompanying story, 27 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/55
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran Si - Mhuracha mac Iain' collected from Mary MacMillan, Lionacuidhe/Liniquie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Hi-ri-ri-ri u o, S olc an obair fir turais'. The song is composed of twenty-eight lines, the last of which have been written transversely over part of the preceding lines. The accompanying story states that the song was composed by a fairy woman, who had been promised in marriage to Murchadh mac Iain but he married another woman. His wife died in childbirth...
Dates: 27 May 1869 and 16 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled ''Oran Sìth' beginning ''S e sid a leana ainmeil', 29 January 1875

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/1
Scope and Contents

Waulking song entitled ''Oran Sìth' collected from Ana Nic Aonais bean Aonas (Caimbeul) [Anna Campbell], Staolgearry [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'S e sid a leana ainmeil, Hi ri'ile hi lium'. The song is composed of forty-seven lines with a note of the vocables to be repeated. The text is written upside down and reads in the opposite direction to the rest of the notebook.

Dates: 29 January 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Seathain Mac Righ Eirinn', nd

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/17
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Seathain Mac Righ Eirinn' beginning ''S mairg a chual e 's nach do dh innis e, Gun robh mo leanna 's am Minginish'. The text is not presented in verses but in seventy six consecutive lines and has been annotated in ink.

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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