Identifier Number NS002003
Title Milleadh an Fheòir
Alternative Title Gur Truagh Mar Tha Mis’ an-Diugh
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First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Gur truagh mar tha mise 'n-diugh
Classifications Local events and characters
Subjects hay , market , rain
Structure Four line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alexander
Composer Last Name MacInnis
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Composer Gender Male
Community Sydney , Morley Road , Woodbine , East Bay
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Jim Charlie MacNeil
Singer Location Sydney , Irish Vale
Date Recorded 1964
Collector Sr. Margaret Beaton
Collection Title Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number T-13 , Side 1 , 00:12:39
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/reminiscences-of-cape-breton-by-jim-charlie-macneil
Notes 1 The Cape Breton Highlander, March 24, 1965, vol. 2, no, 12, p. 11
Notes 2 In the Cape Breton Highlander, the poet's name is given as Angus MacInnis from Morley's Road, East Bay, Cape Breton. In the Beaton Collection Summary (T-277) and in this recording the name is given as Alexander MacInnis.
Notes 3 Beaton Institute description: Reminiscences of Cape Breton by Jim Charlie MacNeil
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