Identifier Number NS009021
Title Òran do Mhr. Raoghal Mac Gille Bhràth
Alternative Title
Air Cha’n e cumha fear Ìle a tha mi a sìor-acain
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse ’N diugh gur airtnealach m’ éirigh
Classifications Lament , Local events and characters
Subjects Loss , Death , Priest of Arisaig , hospitality , Gael , Gaelic
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alexander
Composer Last Name MacDonald
Composer Patronymic Alasdair mac Ailein 'ic Iain 'ic Ruaraidh 'ic Iain 'ic Iain 'ic Ruaraidh , Alasdair Ailein Mhór , Bàrd na Ceapaich
Composer Dates 1820 - 1904
Composer Gender Male
Community Keppoch , Arisaig
County Antigonish
Era Of Poetry 1885
Original Format Publication
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Publication Title O Cheapaich nan Craobh
Editor Trueman Matheson
Publisher Sìol Cultural Enterprises
Publication Date 2008
Page Number 103
Online Access
Notes 1 From: Mac-Talla, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Vol. 11, No. 18 (March 6, 1903), which was actually reprinted from the “Cùil na Gàidhlig” column in the Pictou News (1886) by Rev. A. Maclean Sinclair – NOTE: Mac-Talla actually incorrectly listed the paper as the Sydney Post. The same reprint can be found in The Casket (March 2, 1905).
Notes 2 This song also appears in the Sander Manuscript, from which minor differences were noted in this version. The introduction is taken from the “Cùil na Gàidhlig” column.
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