Alasdair a laoigh mo chéile: waulking song in praise of Alasdair mac Colla

Scope and Content

Two copies of Alasdair a laoigh mo chéile: waulking song in praise of Alasdair mac Colla (Sir Alexander MacDonald, clan leader, d.1647), one copy is handwritten, one typescript. Written by Dorothy Brown (Diorbhail Nic a' Bhriuthainn, from the Island of Luing, fl.1644) and possibly used in William J. Watson's Bárdachd Gháidhlig.

Note

For further details of source material see Handlist H28, complied by John MacKechnie.

Alternative Form Available

Microfilm: Mic.Dup.1179/4

Archivist's Note

This entry has been verified against the original.