Isle of Eigg – Robin Laing
Recorded by Linda Dewar "Where The Heart Is"
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T'was in the merry month of May
When balmy winds first blow
I met my love in Arisaig
Where rhododendrons grow
I met my love in Arisaig
In the shadow of Craig Mhor
The sun shone on the Isle of Eigg
Far from the silver shore.
The sun shone on the Isle of Eigg
Far from the silver shore.
And in the months that followed
Our love and friendship grew
Warmed by the summer sun
And a love that was so new.
We walked among the hills
And heard the crashing ocean's roar.
The sun shone...
Autumn came to Arisaig
With colours fair to view
Birds were flying south again
Soon we followed too.
A sad song echoed in the hills
Lochaber no more.
The sun shone...
T'was in the merry month of May…
Arisaig is a small town on the west coast of Scotland in the district of Lochaber. Just off shore is the small island of Eigg. Craig Mhor is a prominent feature near Arisaig. The second Jacobite Rising of 1745 took place in Lochaber. It was among the rugged hills and glens that the fugitive Prince Charlie took refuge, protected and sheltered by the loyal Clans until he could be smuggled over to the Isle of Skye by Flora MacDonald. The massacre of Glencoe took place in Lochaber on Feb. 13, 1692.