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Songs

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

Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:

Song entitled 'Och Chonan O', 22 August 1903

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW178/13
Scope and Contents

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

Song entitled 'Oigh Chubhra Na Mara' or 'Urnaigh Mhara Chlann Raoghail', nd

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/19
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Song entitled 'Oigh Chubhra Na Mara' or 'Urnaigh Mhara Chlann Raoghail' beginning 'Oigh chubhra na mara, Thu lan de na grasan'. The song is composed of twenty-three lines arranged into three verses of six lines each and a chorus of three lines.

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

Song entitled 'Oran Alastair ic Colla' and accompanying note, 19 October 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/116
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran Alastair ic Colla', collected from Seonaid Churrai [Janet Currie], aged 70 years, Staonebrig [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] beginning 'Hile inn o ho, a, huill o ro han, Hilleirin ho, Mul[adach] Mul[adach] tha mi, Dire[adh] na bein[ne] sga tearnad[h]'. The song is composed of forty-two lines. The accompanying note reads 'Aoine is a for[tunate] day many per[sons] will not do anything on Friday - cut not peats corn or lift pot[atoes]'. The text has...
Dates: 19 October 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oran an Fhuadaich', 8 July 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/25
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Oran an Fhuadaich' collected from Mor nic Cuinn ni Choin[nich] ic Neill ic nNeill ic Cuinn Oirisy [Marion MacQueen, Tarasaigh/Taransay] beginning 'Ochadan a lagaich m eubha, S fheudar steid eir bheagan feuma'. The song is composed of seventeen lines.

Dates: 8 July 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of 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 Luaidh' beginning 'An tig u noc nan tig u idir', 17 April 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/318
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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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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

Song entitled 'Oran nan Caibeal', 27 May 1869 and 14 June 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/45
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Oran nan Caibeal' probably collected from Penelope MacLellan, Ormacleit/Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist, beginning 'Caibeal Chlann ic Dhuil, Sen gun duil ri fhaighinn'. The song is composed of seventeen lines and has been scored through in ink with the following text written transversely across it 'B[ook] 2 P[age] [-] Trans[cribed] June 14 1869 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael].' The text contains a number of amendments in pencil.

Dates: 27 May 1869 and 14 June 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Oran Sì', 7 April 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/54
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Oran Sì' beginning 'An caidreamh mo leanan falaich' probably collected from Peigi Robastan nee Nic a Leallain [Peggy or Margaret Robertson née MacLellan] Howmore [Tobha Mòr, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Text has been scored through and over it is written 'Transcribed into No II Book p107 A[lexander] A[rchibald] C[armichael]'.

Dates: 7 April 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael