| Identifier Number | NS016017 |
| Title | Carson A Mhol Thu Móirthir Mhosach |
| Alternative Title | |
| Air | |
| First Line Chorus | Heitireann à rinn ù rinn ó ro |
| First Line Verse | Carson a mhol thu Móirthir mhosach |
| Classifications | Homeland , Complaint , Satire |
| Subjects | Community , Dispraise , Morar , Poverty |
| Structure | Two line verse / Two line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Scotland |
| Composer First Name | John |
| Composer Last Name | MacCodrum |
| Composer Patronymic | Iain mac Fhearchair |
| Composer Dates | c. 1693 - 1777 |
| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | North Uist |
| County | |
| Era Of Poetry | 1775 approx. |
| Original Format | Publication |
| Singer | Catherine 'Katie' Patterson (née MacNeil) |
| Singer Location | Benacadie (Barra tradition) |
| Date Recorded | 30-10-1937 |
| Collector | John Lorne Campbell |
| Collection Title | |
| Collection Location | Canna House / School of Scottish Studies |
| Collection Number | |
| Publication Title | Songs Remembered in Exile |
| Editor | John Lorne Campbell |
| Publisher | Aberdeen University Press |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Page Number | 127-131 |
| Online Access | https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/CB/11-06.htm |
| Notes 1 | Mrs. Patterson: 'Catrìona nighean Ailein Chaluim Pìobaire' (1872-1964). Listen to tracks by her under person ID 5441 on Tobar an Dualchis. There is a bio on the website for the MacEdward Leach Collection: https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/singers/dpatterson.htm |
| Notes 2 | This is a version of what was originally John MacCodrum's song, but several verses have been added here, including some from entirely different songs. |
| Notes 3 | There are even more verses in the collection's notes for this song. There was also some discourse as to who the composer was, as noted by the collector in the song notes. |
| Notes 4 | Recording available on MacEdward Leach Collection website: CB 1 Tape 11 Track 6. |