Booklet containing a version of "Oran Iain Faochag" by Donnchadh Ban Macintyre, headed here "Oran Bhuilc"., second half of the 18th century
Scope and Contents
An unbound, unstitched quarto-sized booklet, 4 leaves, in a hand similar to that of Rev. Donald MacNicol. It contains a version of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre's song "Òran Iain Faochag", headed here "Oran Bhuilc". A different hand, probably that of Dugald MacNicol, adds "by Mc Intyre".
Begins 'Ma Eoin Bhuilc an drast an Sasgun / Smor a mhasladh is a mhichliu". 19 stanzas of 8 lines. The tune is given on the verso of the last leaf: "Air fonn Orain an Riogh".
The song was not included in the first edition (1768) of Macintyre's song collection, but was first published in 1768 as a pamphlet (cf. G. Calder, 'The Gaelic Songs of Duncan Macintyre' (Edinburgh, 1912), notes, p. 545). It was included in Macintyre's song collection of 1790 and later editions.
Described in Mackechnie, 'Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts', vol. 1, p. 336.
Dates
- Creation: second half of the 18th century
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Extent
1 Volumes
Repository Details
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