Identifier Number NS001036
Title Each Ban Dhomhnuill Ic Raonuill
Alternative Title
Air Mo Bhrùid Geal Og
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse ’S daor a cheannaich mi 'n cogadh
Classifications Lament , Local events and characters
Subjects Horse , Fenian Raids
Structure Nine line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Angus
Composer Last Name Campbell
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates 1815 - c1900
Composer Gender Male
Community Salmon River / Grand Mira
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry Pre 1900
Original Format Newspaper Clipping
Singer
Singer Location
Date Recorded
Collector James Campell
Collection Title Gaelic Song Clippings
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number MG 6. 22 f4
Publication Title Achadh nan Gaidheal
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/mg-6-22-6-22-4
Notes 1 See Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia p.76. From a collection of Angus Campbell's poetry submitted to the Sydney Record by his son, James Campbell of Glace Bay.
Notes 2 Angus Campbell was a native of South Uist who settled in the Salmon River area of the Mira region.
Notes 3 The song was written form the perspective of the horse driver who thought he had run into a band of the Fenian Brotherhood.
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