| Identifier Number | NS002887 |
| Title | Och Mar Tha Mi |
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| Air | A' Chruinneag Ìleach |
| First Line Chorus | Och mar tha mi 's mi nam aonar |
| First Line Verse | Cha tig a' bhliadhna gun tòisich meadhan oidhch' |
| Classifications | Local events and characters , Love |
| Subjects | courtship , woman , two male suitors |
| Structure | Four line verse / Four line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | John Vincent |
| Composer Last Name | MacNeil |
| Composer Patronymic | Eòin Dhòmhnaill Iain |
| Composer Dates | 1858 - 1938 |
| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | Benacadie , Boston , Los Angeles |
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| Original Format | Sound Recording |
| Singer | Dan MacNeil |
| Singer Location | Sydney , Benacadie Pond |
| Date Recorded | 1973 |
| Collector | CBI Radio |
| Collection Title | Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection |
| Collection Location | Beaton Institute |
| Collection Number | T-1189 , Side 2 , 00:04:48 |
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| Online Access | https://beatoninstitute.com/t-1189 |
| Notes 1 | Aired on CBI Radio in 1977. Originally recorded in 1972. |
| Notes 2 | Beaton Institute description: Dan and Joe Neil MacNeil interviewed by Rosemary Hutchinson |
| Notes 3 | A Cape Breton song about two men who were courting the same woman. |
| Notes 4 | John Vincent MacNeil (also spelled McNeil; Eòin Dhòmhnaill Ìomhair) was born in Benacadie, the son of Donald Edward MacNeil and Catherine MacNeil. He graduated from a local school academy in 1878 and became a schoolteacher for about three years. In 1881, he started his own business, owning and operating a general store for about three years. Dissatisfied with his progress, he moved to Boston (c.1884) where he learned carpentry, architecture, and building construction. In 1886, he moved to Los Angeles where he married his wife, Christina E. McDonald, of Colchester, Nova Scotia, in 1887. They had 11 children. He worked as a contractor most of his years in Los Angeles. He specialized in concrete and heavy construction and built numerous large public and private buildings, including schools, office buildings, manufacturing plants, hotels, and residences. He also successfully invested in several real estate projects. |