Identifier Number NS002412
Title Eilean an Fhraoich
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First Line Chorus A chiall nach mise bha 'n Eilean an Fhraoich
First Line Verse Tha Leòdhas beag riamhach 'bha riamh san taobh tuath
Classifications Praise , Homeland
Subjects Isle of Lewis
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Murdo
Composer Last Name MacLeod
Composer Patronymic Murchadh a' Cheisteir
Composer Dates 1837 - 1914
Composer Gender Male
Community Leurbost, Isle of Lewis
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer John Steele
Singer Location Rear Boisdale
Date Recorded 1972
Collector Joe Lawrence MacDonald
Collection Title Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number T-411 , Side 1 , 00:08:10
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/t-411
Notes 1 Eilean an Fhraoich, p. 3
Notes 2 Beaton Institute description: Gaelic Songs and Stories of Boisdale and Iona. Gaelic Prayer and Mass.
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