Identifier Number NS010002
Title Òran nan Gàidheal
Alternative Title
Air "A bhean an taighe fàg an siola"
First Line Chorus Soraidh uam thar chuan air astar
First Line Verse Soraidh uamsa null thar sàile
Classifications Praise , Historical
Subjects Gaels , Battles , Waterloo
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name John
Composer Last Name MacGillivray
Composer Patronymic Iain am Pìobaire
Composer Dates 1774 - 1848
Composer Gender Male
Community Malignant Brook
County Antigonish
Era Of Poetry Pre 1848
Original Format Publication
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Publication Title The Gaelic Bards of Antigonish
Editor Trueman Matheson
Publisher Sìol Cultural Enterprises
Publication Date 2014
Page Number 8
Online Access
Notes 1 From: Mosgladh, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Winter, 1923-4), page 36, [a reprint from An Cuairtear Òg Gaelach, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, February, 1851 (an issue no longer available)]. The introduction comes from the version in Clàrsach na Coille by the Rev. A. Maclean Sinclair, Glasgow, Scotland, 1881, page 314; see also the version in The Casket, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Vol. 86 No. 36 (March 2, 1939), page 6.
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