Songs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = AMS
Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:
Song entitled 'Laoidh Chaoilte', 21 January 1865
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/11
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Laoidh Chaoilte' [The Lay of Caoilte] beginning 'La dhom Fhinn am Beinn aon eunaidh, Dhan Fhinn uile fir cholgun'. The name of the individual from whom it was collected has not been recorded. The text has been scored through in ink and a transverse note reads 'Transcribed into MS Book No II page 329 A[lexander]. A[rchibald]. C[armichael].'
Dates:
21 January 1865
Song entitled 'Laoidh Dhiarmaid' and accompanying story, c1862
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/66
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Song entitled 'Laoidh Dhiarmaid' [The Lay of Diarmaid] collected from Coinneach Moireastan [Kenneth Morrison] Trithean 'Clac-Sgiath' [Trien, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] collected on 7 December 1862. The accompanying story tells how Diarmaid always wore a helmet because it covered the 'ball-seric' or 'gradh-seric' or beauty-spot that he had. If any woman saw it she would immediately fall in love with him. One day, while feeding his dogs, his helmet fell off and Grainne, Fionn's...
Dates:
c1862
Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h-Ighinne', c1862
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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
Scope and Contents
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 'Laoidh na Muireartaich' and accompanying note, 15 January 1866
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW104/5
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Laoidh na Muireartaich' collected from Alasdair Donullach [Alexander MacDonald], crofter, Borgh/Borve, Barraigh/Isle of Barra, composed of forty-nine stanzas of four lines each. The first stanza begins 'La dha'n Fhinn air tulach Oirill, Gaurac Eirinn mu tiomchioll'. The accompanying note explains how the Muireartach was Rìgh Lochlann's [King of Norway] nurse and the wife of Lon Mhic, the Lochlann's chief blacksmith, who made Fionn's sword. The song was composed for making the...
Dates:
15 January 1866
Song entitled 'Laoidh Oscair' and accompanying note, November 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/5
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Song entitled 'Laoidh Oscair' collected from Phatrig Smith [Patrick Smith] Leth-meadhonach, Uist Deas [An Leth Mheadhanaich/South Boisdale, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 24 April 1869 beginning 'Ceithir chiad do dh-fheara bogha'. The accompanying note is a short synopsis of the song. Patrick states that he heard the song from an old man of 75 years of age called Niall Donnullach 'Niall Rua' [Neil MacDonald] who was also from An Leth Mheadhanaich and who died twenty years previously...
Dates:
November 1870
Song entitled 'Lorg An Ogain', 12 November 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW7/3
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Lorg An Ogain' collected from Donnacha MacIlliallain [Duncan MacLellan] or Donnacha Bàn, mason and crofter, Carnan, Iocar, Uist a Chinne Deas [Càrnan, Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 10 January 1865, beginning 'Lorg an ogain seach an t-àth, Ceum an rothaid 'se ro-dhian'. The song has twenty-two verses and was transcribed from [field] notebook number I, page 17. Two additions have been made to the text in pencil.
Dates:
12 November 1870
Song entitled 'Lorg An Ogain', c1875
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/73
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Song entitled 'Lorg An Ogain' [Seathan mac Rìgh Beiribh or John, son of the King of Bergen] collected from Donnacha Mac an Leallain [Duncan MacLellan], crofter, Iocar, Uist D[eas] [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Lorg an ogain seach an t-àth, Ceum an rothaidh 's e ro dhian'. The song describes a raid made by the son of the King of Bergen and how he was overcome by Comhrag, Fionn's top houndsman and is composed of forty-six lines, which have been marked in pencil into...
Dates:
c1875
Song entitled 'Lorg an Ogain', 10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/5
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Lorg an Ogain' [Seathan Mac Rìgh Beirbh or John, Son of the King of Bergen] collected from Donacha Mac an Liallain [Duncan MacLellan], crofter, Iocar [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Lorg an ogain seach an t-ath, Ceum an rothaidh 's e ro dhiann'. The text has been scored through in ink and a transverse note on folio 10r reads 'Transcribed this 12th Nov[ember] 1870 into MS Book No 4 page 10th A[lexander]. A[rchibald]. C[armichael].' Two annotations have been...
Dates:
10 January 1865 - 12 November 1870