Identifier Number NS002789
Title Òran an Eich
Alternative Title Òran na Làireadh
Air Òran a' Mharaiche
First Line Chorus Hi rithill iù agus o
First Line Verse Thachair Teàrlach rium Dimàirt
Classifications Local events and characters , Satire , Ballad
Subjects horse , pit mare , ploughing
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Hugh Francis
Composer Last Name MacKenzie
Composer Patronymic Eóghann mac Eàirdsidh Sheumais
Composer Dates 1895 - 1971
Composer Gender Male
Community Rear Christmas Island , Glace Bay
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer John K. MacNeil
Singer Location Big Pond
Date Recorded 1975
Collector John Shaw
Collection Title Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection
Collection Location Beaton Institute
Collection Number T-1105 , Side 1 , 00:25:44
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Online Access https://beatoninstitute.com/t-1105
Notes 1 See also "Òran na Laireadh," Cape Breton Folklore Collection, St. Francis Xavier University, GF308i04.
Notes 2 The informant says that a person from Glace Bay made the song.
Notes 3 Beaton Institute description: Dunvegan and Big Pond Gaelic Songs
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