Warriors
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = CW
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Song entitled 'Duan an Deirg' and accompanying story, 14 March 1867
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/6
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Duan an Deirg' [Lay of Dearg] and accompanying story Donul Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee], smith, Breubhaig, Barraidh [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Airis dhuinn Oisein dhamach, A mhic Fh[inn] shuairce sho-ghradhaire' and composed of a hundred and forty four lines. The text is written in ink but written transversely across the first page in pencil is 'Transcribed April 30 1869'. MacPhee states that he heard the song from 'Eachun mac Neil [Hector MacNeil] a...
Dates:
14 March 1867
Song entitled 'Laoi a Choin Dui' and accompanying note, 14 March 1867
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/8
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Song entitled 'Laoi a Choin Dui' collected from Donul Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee], smith, [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Air bhi dhuinn la sa bheinn shelig, B ainmig leinn a bhi gun coin'. The song is composed of sixty two lines. An accompanying note states that he head the song 'from the Dall mor Eoligearry' [Eòlaigearraidh/Eoligarry].
Dates:
14 March 1867
Song entitled 'Laoi an Deirg ic Dreathain', 24 March 1866
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/28
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Song entitled 'Laoi an Deirg ic Dreathain' [Duan an Deirg] collected from Iain MacInnes [John MacInnes], Eirisga [Eiriosgaigh/Eriskay] who in turn learned it from Ruaraidh Mac Iosaig [Roderick MacIssac, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula 'bho choinn fhad an t-saoghail' [a long time ago]. The song begins 'Innseam sgeul air Caiream an fhir mhoir, A thainig o'n ear le dochas buai'. Carmichael notes 'The reciter repeated this most correctly all through except one quatrain. After having written the lay...
Dates:
24 March 1866
Song entitled 'Laoi Mhanuis' or 'Corag Fhinn us Mhanuis' and accompanying note and vocabulary note, 14 March 1867
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/9
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Song entitled 'Laoi Mhanuis' or 'Corag Fhinn us Mhanuis' [Comhrag Fheinn agus Mhanuis] Donul Mac a Phie [Donald MacPhee], smith, [Brèibhig/Breivig, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] beginning 'Ga be biodh [leime] laoidh, Eir an traigh tha siar fo dheas.' It is composed of one hundred and seventy six lines, some of which have been written transversely over the top of other text. MacPhee states that he heard the song from Iain mac Fhearchair or Iain Johnson ' A little old man who lived at Cille Bhara...
Dates:
14 March 1867
Song entitled 'Laoi Na Buileartaich', 7 April 1869
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/46
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Song entitled 'Laoi Na Buileartaich' ['Duan na Muileartaich/Muireartaich'] collected from Don[u]l Donullach [Donald MacDonald] age 6, Snaoisveall [Sniseabhal/Snishival, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Carmichael notes that 'The boy heard this from his grandfather who heard it from his own father when a boy.'
Dates:
7 April 1869
Song entitled 'Laoi nan Ceann' and accompanying story, 22 March 1867 to 11 October 1867
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/17
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Song entitled 'Laoi Nan Ceann' collected from Donul Mac an tShaoir [Donald MacIntyre, catechist, Àird/Aird, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] at Aird Choinnich [Àird Choinnich/Ardkenneth, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The song is composed of sixty one lines and is preceded by a lengthy narrative. A note written transversely across some of the text reads 'Copy of this and of the "Lay" sent to the Rev Mr Clerk Killmallie Oct[ober] 11 1867.' Another note refers Carmichael to look at 'Torrac Na Taine'...
Dates:
22 March 1867 to 11 October 1867
Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h-Ighinne', c1862
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/60
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Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h-Ighinne' collected from Eachun Donnullach [Hector MacDonald], Talamh-sgeir, Eilean Sgitheanach [Talaisgeir/Talisker, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] beginning 'La dhomh romh 'n Fheinn a muigh, 'S i na suidhe air tulach Coire-Siar'. The song is composed of fifty-five lines.
Dates:
c1862
Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h Inghinne' and accompanying note, 22 October 1864 and 10 April 1866
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/58
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Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h Inghinne' collected from Alasdair Donullach [Alexander MacDonald], Port-righ [Port Rìgh/Portree, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] beginning 'La dhomh romh 'm Fheinn a muigh, 'S mi na m' shuidhe air Tulach-coire-ciar'. The song is composed of twenty-four lines. The text has been written across transversely with a note from the Inverness Courier of 19 March 1866 stating that four of the oldest inhabitants of Portree had passed away in the course of a month, to...
Dates:
22 October 1864 and 10 April 1866
Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h Inghinne' and accompanying story, 22 October 1864
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/57
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Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h Inghinne' collected from Alasdair Mac Mhathain or Mothanach or 'Alli Ban' [Alexander Matheson], Airdeilbh, Lochais [Àird Eilbh/Ardelve, Lochaillse/Lochalsh, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty on 9 July 1861. The song begins 'Oisein uasail mhic Fhinn, Us tu do shuidhe air an tulaich aoibhinn' and is composed of eighty-eight lines. Some annotations including vocabulary notes have been made in pencil. The accompanying story describes a skull and teeth found on the shore...
Dates:
22 October 1864
Song entitled 'Moladh Ghoill' and accompanying notes, c1875
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/75
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Song entitled 'Moladh Ghoill' collected from Eachun Mac Ciseig [Hector MacIsaac], joiner, Aird-mhor, Iocar, Uist d{eas] [Àird Mhòr, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 21 July 1865 beginning 'Moladh air ard aigne Ghoill, Fear cogaidh Fhinn'. The song is composed of thirty-two lines. MacIsaac states that he heard the song from Ruaraidh (ruadh) Domhnullach [Roderick MacDonald] at Clachan-a-ghloip [Clachan na Luib, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist]. The notes give the background to the song...
Dates:
c1875