Mhic Iain 'ic Sheumais
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Tha an t-òran luaidh seo ag innse mar a chaidh Dòmhnall mac Iain ‘ic Sheumais a leòn aig Blàr Chàirinis ann an 1601. Bha Dòmhnall mac Iain ‘ic Sheumais na cheannard air na Dòmhnallaich nuair a bha iad a’ sabaid an aghaidh creach a rinn na Leòdaich. A rèir beul-aithris, chaidh an t-òran seo a dhèanamh le a mhàthair-altraim. Bhathar ag ràdh gun tug i saighead às a chas. – Tobar an Dualchais.
Mhic Iain ‘ic Sheumais is the second single from our second album ‘Close to’. ‘This waulking song tells of the wounding of Dòmhnall mac Iain ‘ic Sheumais at the Battle of Carinish in 1601. Dòmhnall mac Iain ‘ic Sheumais was chief of the MacDonalds when they were fighting against raids by the MacLeods. According to oral tradition, this song was composed by his foster mother. It was said that she removed an arrow from his foot. ‘ – Tobar an Dualchais.
