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Waulking songs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Song entitled 'Mac Iain 'ic Sheumais' and accompanying note, 10 February 1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/74
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Mac Iain 'ic Sheumais' collected from Mairead Donullach [Margaret MacDonald], aged 79 years, Gearrai iain, Malacleit, N[orth] Uist [Gearraidh Iain, Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] beginning 'Na nead an eoin bhinnich, Bha [th]u innis na Ruai'. The song is composed of fifty lines and has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere. The accompanying note describes Mairead as 'A poor old woman in a hut who had been at service in Vallay [Bhàlaigh] for a long time...
Dates: 10 February 1870

Song entitled 'Mac Og An Iarla Ruaidh', 1885

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/71
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mac Og An Iarla Ruaidh' collected from Mary MacRae, Caolas Stiadar/Sound of Stiadar, Na Hearadh/Harris on 4 April 1876 beginning 'Their mi hill uill o-han, Their mi hill o an o'. The song is composed of thirty-three lines and has been arranged as eight verses. The text has been scored through in ink.

Dates: 1885

Song entitled 'Mhic Ia[i]n Ghasda', 1884

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/224
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mhic Ia[i]n Ghasda' beginning 'Cait[e] an ro[bh] [th]u an diu[gh] san de, Buan nan dearcag'. Text scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1884

Song entitled 'Mhic Iain Mhuideartaich Na Feill', 26 May 1869 and 17 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/41
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Mhic Iain Mhuideartaich Na Feill' collected from 'bean an Tailleir Donul Mac an Toishich' [Margaret MacIntosh or Mrs Donald MacIntosh, the tailor's wife], S[outh] Boisdale [Ceann a Deas Loch Baghasdail, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist], beginning, 'Nuair seacha tu sios an talla n ro fion, Stu nach tig a nios gun stop'. The song is composed of forty-five lines which bear annotations or amendments. The text has been scored through in ink and written transversely across the first folio...
Dates: 26 May 1869 and 17 June 1869

Song entitled 'Mhic Leoid Oig Dhunbheagan', nd

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/10
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mhic Leoid Oig Dhunbheagan', the first verse beginning 'Mhicleoid Dhunbheagain, Nam pioban 's nam feadan'. The song is composed of forty lines, arranged as nine verses of four lines each and a chorus of four lines. The text is annotated in pencil and in ink, mostly giving alternative words separated by an oblique from the first word used.

Dates: nd

Song entitled 'Mhor a ghaoil', 22 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/25
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mhor a ghaoil' collected from Mairi Dhonullach [Mary MacDonald], Miùghlaigh/Mingulay, beginning 'Dh'eirich mi moch dh'eir eir moch, Ach mu dh'eirich b fhearr nach dh eirich'. The song is composed of fifteen lines, one of which has been written transversely in the gutter of the notebook. The text has been scored through in ink and carries amendments. Written transversely across the text in ink is 'Copied June 16 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.

Dates: 22 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

Song entitled 'Mi Air M'Aioneal' and accompanying note, nd

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/16
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mi Air M'Aioneal' beginning 'O ho ri na hi ho ro, Hug or on o s mi air m'aineol'. The song is composed of thirty-one lines, arranged as fourteen verses of couplets and a chorus. The accompanying note states 'There are two or three songs here and two or three maidens singing them'.

Dates: nd

Song entitled 'Och Chonan O', 22 August 1903

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/13
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Waulking song entitled 'Och Chonan O' probably collected from Mary MacRae, Dùnan, Letterfearn, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty, beginning 'Thug mi n oiche a raoir an t-aire, S bhi mi nochd i huill ho ro'. The song consists of forty three lines. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 22 August 1903

Song entitled 'Oran Luaidh' beginning 'An tig u noc nan tig u idir', 17 April 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/318
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Oran Luaidh' beginning 'An tig [th]u noc[hd] nan tig [th]u idir' collected from Mur[do] MacLeod from Skye [An t-Eilean Sgitheanach].

Dates: 17 April 1886

Song entitled 'Oran Mhic ic Ailen' and accompanying story, 23 March 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/10
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran Mhic ic Ailen', collected from Catrina Pearson [Catherine Pearson or MacPherson], Keantangval [Ceanntangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Sann a gha[bh] mi mo chead dhiot, A cheist nam fear oga'. The song is composed of fifty-eight lines. The accompanying story tells how the song was composed by the first James of Boisdale, who was the first person to get Boisdale after the MacNeils of Barra had it. His relationship to the MacDonald of Clanranald who...
Dates: 23 March 1871