Identifier Number NS010056
Title Cumha Cheap Breatunn
Alternative Title
Air "Thug mi gaol do’n fhear bhan.”
First Line Chorus Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam
First Line Verse Chi mi Creiginis nan craobh
Classifications Praise , Homeland
Subjects Cape Breton
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 1900
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 179
Online Access
Notes 1 From: Mac-Talla, Vol. 9, No. 18 (November 2, 1900), page 144. It also appears in the Ridge Manuscript (Enclosures) and the “Angus Steven Beaton MS.”
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