Gaelic Literature of the Isle of Skye: an annotated bibliography

Traditional poetry and song: collectors and collections

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Màiri Nighean Alasdair (Mary MacDonald)

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CRAIG, K. C. Orain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair. Air an cruinneachachadh le K. C. Craig. Glasgow: Alasdair Matheson and Co., [1949], 124p.

The singer Màiri Nighean Alasdair, Mary MacDonald, belonged to South Uist. Included among the songs collected from her are these with Skye place-name references:

i ‘Bheir soiridh, soiridh bhuam’, p. 12

ii ‘Latha dhomh ‘s mi falbh na mòintich’, p. 66

iii ‘M’ fhearann saidhbhir socair còmhard’, p. 69

iv ‘Nochd a nì mi an cadal sàmhach’, p. 92

v ‘ ‘S fhada lium do dhùil, a Dhòmhnaill’, p. 101

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Abbreviations

Traditional: known authorship

A-C D-Domhnall Domhnallach-Dz E–G H–L M–MacA MacB–MacC MacD MacE-MacK, MacLa-MacLeod MacLeòid A-H MacLeòid I-Z MacM-MacN MacO-MacZ M N O-Q R-Z

Traditional: anonymous

A-B C-D E-K L-N O P-Z

Traditional: collections

Annie Arnott An Cabairneach Carmina Gadelica Catriona Dhùghlas Tormod Domhnallach Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Angus Lamont K. N. MacDonald Johan MacInnes Hugh MacKinnon Calum I. MacLean Sorley MacLean Kenneth MacLeod Niall MacLeòid Màiri Nighean Alasdair

Cairistiona Mhàrtainn Alexander Morison Kenneth Morrison Angus Nicolson Portree HS Magazine Lachlann Robertson Frances Tolmie I Frances Tolmie II

Modern

Somhairle MacGill-Eain The New Poetry

References

Books etc: A-L Books etc: MacA-MacL Books etc: MacM-Z Periodicals, MSS, AV

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