Identifier Number NS010055
Title Clann Dòmhnuill
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus Ho i ri ri iu o
First Line Verse Gur a binn leam bhi leubhadh
Classifications Praise , Historical
Subjects MacDonald , MacLeod
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alexander
Composer Last Name MacDonald
Composer Patronymic Alasdair Ailein an Rids , Alasdair a' Mhaim
Composer Dates 1823 - 1904
Composer Gender Male
Community Mabou Ridge , Upper South River
County Inverness , Antigonish
Era Of Poetry Pre 1892
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 175
Online Access
Notes 1 From: Mac-Talla (December 24, 1892), page 2; also found in the Ridge Manuscript, page 139 & 167.
Notes 2 This song was written in response to a song called “Oran molaidh Chlainn Leoid”
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