Identifier Number NS009025
Title Cumha do Raoghal Mac Gille Bhràth
Alternative Title
Air Cumha Alasdair Dhuinn dha bhràthair
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse ’S fhuair mi naidheachd an dràsda
Classifications Lament , Local events and characters
Subjects Loss , Death , Ronald MacGillivray , family , sailing , religion
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alastair
Composer Last Name Dòmhnullach
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
County Antigonish
Era Of Poetry 19th Century
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 129
Online Access
Notes 1 From: The Casket, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, April 14, 1853 (Vol. 1, No. 31).
Notes 2 Unconfirmed attribution
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