Songs
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 15 July 1870 to 19 October 1871
Song beginning 'An Cailain Og o Stiuraibh i', 12 July 1870
Song beginning 'Horo hugo hugo' and accompanying note, 12 July 1870 and 10 December 1882
Song beginning 'Ille bhig Ilabhig hugaich o', 12 July 1870
Song collected from Mary MacRae, aged 95 years, Taobh Tuath/Northton, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris beginning 'Ille bhig Ilabhig hugaich o, Ruiraich o hugaich o'. The song is composed of twenty-seven lines and the text has been scored through in ink with the following text written transversely across it 'Transcribed into MS No II Page 123 30 Sep[tember]'. Written transversely next to the text is 'Oran Sì' [Òran Sìth or Fairy Song].
Song beginning 'Teich as an rathad a Charist', 12 July 1870
Song collected from Mary MacRae, aged 95 years, Taobh Tuath/Northton, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris, beginning 'Teich as an rathad a Charist[iona], Tha nan eir a thi ta mi'. The song is composed of thirty two lines, some of which appear to be incomplete.
Song entitled 'Iain Garbh', 4 April 1876
Song entitled 'Iain Garbh' collected from Mairi Nicrath [Mary MacRae], Caolas Stiatar, Na h-Erradh [Caolas Stiadar/Sound of Stiadar, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] beginning 'Gur a mise tha bronach gun ri leughadh a leo'rach'. Mary states that she is 'close upon 100 years old'.