Bliadhna nan ÒranYear of Song

Piuthar Iain Gairbh

Ged a tha e air a ràdh ann an Còisir a' Mhòid gur e a' bhana-bhàrd Màiri NicLeòid (Màiri Nighean Alasdair Ruaidh) a rinn Cumha Iain Gairbh, chan eil dearbhadh idir air sin.

Anns an leabhar Gaelic Songs of Mary MacLeod (Scottish Gaelic Texts Society, 1965) tha am fear-deasachaidh J. MacIlleMhìcheil MacBhàtair a sgrìobhadh, "Raasay tradition, as I am told by Mr Alexander Nicholson and others, unhesitatingly ascribes it to Iain Garbh's sister and this fact, along with the style of the song itself makes it, I think, certain that Mary was not the author."

Anns an leabhar lorgar am 'Marbhrann do Iain Garbh' a rinn Màiri Nighean Alasdair Ruaidh. Tha e a' tòiseachadh: