Identifier Number NS013004
Title Òran an Tairbh
Alternative Title
Air An tè a chaill a' Ghàidhlig
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Guma slàn leis na fearaibh
Classifications Local events and characters , Humorous , Flyting
Subjects Guernsey bull
Structure Nine line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Hugh Francis
Composer Last Name MacKenzie
Composer Patronymic Eóghann mac Eàirdsidh Sheumais
Composer Dates 1895 - 1971
Composer Gender Male
Community Rear Christmas Island
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry c. 1935
Original Format Publication
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Publication Title Mar a b'àbhaist 's a' Ghleann
Editor Kim Ells
Publisher Sìol Cultural Enterprises
Publication Date 2012
Page Number 20
Online Access
Notes 1 A copy of the initial song, as composed by Donald S. MacDonald of Mabou, may be found in the Stephen Angus Beaton Manuscript, or as published in An Rudha, Vol.9-1. " This is the song that "Òran an Tairbh is in response to.
Notes 2 Is e sin a thug air Eóghan “Òran an Tairbh” a dhèanamh agus chaidh a ’fhoillseachadh anns an “Antigonish Casket” greis an déidh sin." "It is this [challenge] that instigated the making of the song by Hughie and not long after it was printed in the Antigonish Casket.
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