Poems
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
Rhyme about bird calls, 4 June 1887
Rhyme about bird calls including the call of the smeòrach or thrush and the call of the lon-dubh or blackbird.
Rhyme about sea creatures, 1869
Rhyme about sea creatures beginning 'Seac[hd] sgadain sa brad[ain] seac[hd] brad[ain] sa roin'. Text has been scored through as if the text has been transcribed elsewhere.
Rhyme about Shrove Tuesday beginning 'Chiad Dimairt an t-Solus', 1884
Rhyme about Shrove Tuesday beginning 'Chiad Dimairt an t-Solus'. Text has been scored through as if copied elsewhere.
Rhyme beginning 'Chulaig seo! challaig seo!' and accompanying note, 17 January 1874
Rhyme collected from Duncan MacLellan, clachair [mason], Càrnan/Carnan, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist, beginning 'Chulaig seo! challaig seo! chul[aig] Chul[aig] o cahl[aig] o air an to[bh]ta' noting that it was what the 'gillean cullaig' [Hogmanay boys] said as they came to the house.
Rhyme beginning 'Chunna mise an Dreolla', June 1887
Rhyme probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, Ìle/Islay, beginning 'Chunna mise an Dreolla, Am bogach am bac moine' .
Rhyme beginning 'Dun Bhuiri na theine', March 1874
Rhyme which reads 'Dun Bhuiri na theine Dun Bh[uiri] na theine, Gun chu gun duine gun daoine.' [Dùn Bhuirgh, Dun Borve, Barraigh/Isle of Barra]
Saying about hair colour beginning 'Aon fhear dha'n te dhuibh', 20 August 1887
Saying about hair colour beginning 'Aon fhear dha'n te dhuibh' collected from Neil MacLeod 'am bard'.
Saying beginning 'Lite is bainne' and accompanying note, July 1909
Saying beginning 'Lite is bainne' and accompanying note which states that 'lagan' is taken with porridge. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Sheiling rhyme entitled 'Rann Airi', 30 March 1877
Sheiling rhyme entitled 'Rann Airi' [Rann Àirigh] beginning 'Cuiri mi n aire mach' collected from John MacInnes, Iain mac Phadruig, age 74, Staoligearry, South Uist [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas]. The poem is composed of eight lines. This text has been scored through perhaps indicating it has been transcribed elsewhere.
Sheiling rhyme entitled 'Rann Airidh', 30 March 1877
Fair copy of a sheiling rhyme entitled 'Rann Airidh' [Rann À irigh] collected from John Macinnes [Iain mac Phadruig], age 74, crofter, Staoligearry [Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Poem begins 'Cuiridh mi 'n aire a mach, Air bharra nan speach' and is composed of seven lines. This text has been scored through perhaps indicating it has been transcribed elsewhere.