Identifier Number NS001061
Title Cumh' an t-Saighdeir Oig
Alternative Title
Air Fhleasgaich Uasail, o ri, o ro
First Line Chorus Tha mo ghaolsa air falbh
First Line Verse ’S ann am Flanras a thuit mo ghradh
Classifications Lament , Elegy
Subjects WWI , Soldier
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Joseph D.
Composer Last Name MacKinnon
Composer Patronymic An t-Ollamh Ioseaph MacFhionnghuin , Eòs Stephain Iain Mhóir
Composer Dates 1856 - 1941
Composer Gender Male
Community Beaver Cove
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry c 1917
Original Format Newspaper Clipping
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Date Recorded
Collector
Collection Title Gaelic Song Clippings
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number MG 6. 22 f5
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Publication Date 1940
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/mg-6-22-6-22-5
Notes 1 Composer also known as Eòs Steafain Iain Mhóir . He attended the Agricultural College in Truro and was considered a scholar of Gaelic
Notes 2 Composed upon the death of his son Malcolm John in WW1
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