Identifier Number NS023165
Title Long Loch Lagain
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse O! Nach tilleadh Mo robairneach gaolach
Classifications Local events and characters , Humorous
Subjects Raft , building raft , raft going from shore
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Lachinn
Composer Last Name Mac-Mhuirich
Composer Patronymic Fear Strath Mhathaisidh
Composer Dates
Composer Gender Male
Community Loch Lagain
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
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Date Recorded
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Collection Location
Collection Number Vol. 3. No. 21
Publication Title Mac-Talla
Editor Jonathan G. MacKinnon
Publisher Jonathan G. MacKinnon
Publication Date November 24 1894
Page Number 8
Online Access https://dasg.ac.uk/LIL/mactalla/3/21/8
Notes 1 Bha Lachinn Mac-Mhuirich, Fear Fear Strath Mhathaisidh, na sgoilair math, na dheagh bhard, ’s na dhuine gasda. Cha mhor de na baird a dheanadh oran magidh na b’ fhearr na e. Bha e comhnidh lamh-ri Loch Lagain. Air la araid chuir e daoine do ’n choille a ghearradh fiodha. Tharruinn iad an fiodh a dh’ ionnsidh an locha. Bha iad a deanamh rath dheth gus a thoirt gu aite sonrichte. Mun robh ’n rath uile gu leir deas ghluais e am mach bho ’n loch, agus féar do na daoine air. A reir an orain bha ’m Bard a dol am mach an deigh an fhir a bha air an rath, ach chuir Calum stad air, ag radh gun robh e gu leor aon duine a bhi baite. Shaoil an fheadhinn a bha ’fuireach air taobh eile an loch gur h-e long tombaca a bha ’son rath. An deigh iomad comhairle a ghabhail rinneadh bata leis an dugadh air tir fear a bha ’sa chunnart.
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