Identifier Number |
NS001007 |
Title |
Rannan do Rodan |
Alternative Title |
Caineadh an Rodain |
Air |
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First Line Chorus |
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First Line Verse |
Tha rodan odhar, biastail |
Classifications |
Satire |
Subjects |
rat |
Structure |
Eight line verse |
Place Of Origin |
Scotland |
Composer First Name |
Tormod |
Composer Last Name |
Dòmhnallach |
Composer Patronymic |
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Composer Dates |
20th century |
Composer Gender |
Male |
Community |
Valtos |
County |
Isle of Skye |
Era Of Poetry |
20th century |
Original Format |
Newspaper Clipping |
Singer |
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Singer Location |
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Date Recorded |
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Collector |
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Collection Title |
Gaelic Song Clippings |
Collection Location |
Beaton Institute |
Collection Number |
MG 6. 22 f1 |
Publication Title |
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Editor |
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Publisher |
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Publication Date |
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Page Number |
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Online Access |
https://beatoninstitute.com/mg-6-22-6-22-1 |
Notes 1 |
An Gaidheal, 41 (1945-1946), 110-111. |
Notes 2 |
Tormod Dòmhnallach a minister in Catalone in the 1930s. |
Notes 3 |
The description accompanying the song states that it was a common belief amoungst the old people that if you sang a song of dispraise to a rat, the rat would leave. |
Notes 4 |
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