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Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Song entitled 'Laoidh a Choin Duibh', c1862

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/65
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Laoidh a Choin Duibh' collected from Donull Camashron [Donald Cameron], Coille-odhar, Clac-Sgiath on 18 December 1861. The song begins 'La dhuinn a bhith sa bheinn sheilg, Bainnig leinn a bhith gun choin'. The song is composed of sixty-two lines. The song tells how a man came with a black dog called For and killed one hundred and fifty of Fionn's dogs. In response, Fionn unleashed his prize dog, Bran, which killed For. The text has two annotations in different inks.

Dates: c1862
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Laoidh Dhiarmaid' and accompanying story, c1862

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/66
Scope and Contents 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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h-Ighinne', c1862

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/60
Scope and Contents

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

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
Scope and Contents 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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Mhic Leoid Oig Dhunbheagan', nd

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW152/10
Scope and Contents

Song entitled 'Mhic Leoid Oig Dhunbheagan', the first verse beginning 'Mhicleoid Dhunbheagain, Nam pioban 's nam feadan'. The song is composed of forty lines, arranged as nine verses of four lines each and a chorus of four lines. The text is annotated in pencil and in ink, mostly giving alternative words separated by an oblique from the first word used.

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook of songs 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
Scope and Contents

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 Si' and accompanying note, 26 May 1869 and 16 June 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/48
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Oran Si' probably collected from Penelope MacLellan, Ormacleit/Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist beginning 'Is fhasa bh uam fhein bonn Beinn eadara etc etc, Mach dhomhs mo chuilein caomh cairdeach'. The song is composed of fourteen lines and an accompanying note tells of the sighting of a fairy horse [?] by two sisters. The text contains a number of amendments and annotations in pencil and has been scored through in ink with the following written transversely across it...
Dates: 26 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 'Suaran agus Goll' and accompanying notes, c1862

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/64
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Suaran agus Goll' collected from Conneach Moirestan [Kenneth Morrison] Trithean, near Carbost, Eilean Sgitheanach [Trien, An t-Eilean Sgtheanach/Isle of Skye] on 12 December 1861. The song begins 'Thig an dis an ainnie gaol, Ach air Goll bha 'gorm shuil chaoin'. The song contains three verses of four lines each. The background to the song is given telling how Suaran and Goll loved the same woman and had a go-between telling each man what the other was saying. The accompanying...
Dates: c1862
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Suire Oisein' and accompanying note, 22 October 1864

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/55
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Suire Oisein' collected from Coinneach Moireastan [Kenneth Morrison], Trithean, Eilean Sgitheanach [Trien, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye] beginning 'Is cu duine far nach ionmhaire e, Teiream riut a nighean Shiusaidh.' The song is about the Fenians going to find Eimhir, Cormac's sweetheart. They killed Cormac and Ossian carried his head home. The accompanying note describes the background to the song in which the ageing Oisein [Ossian] is told by a woman that he is...
Dates: 22 October 1864
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song for Hogmanay, 19 March 1891

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/87
Scope and Contents

Song collected from Mary Nighe[an] Iain Bhain [Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, Sgeabost/Skeabost, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye], beginning 'Thainie mise so air Chal[laig], Gillean beag nan casan ruisgte' about Callainn [Hogmanay]. The song is composed of fourteen lines.

Dates: 19 March 1891
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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