Identifier Number NS015001
Title 'Picnic'' Iona
Alternative Title
Air Hùgaibh air Nighean Donn nam Meall-shùil
First Line Chorus O gur mise th' air mo mhealleadh
First Line Verse ’S ann Di-Màirt a rinn sinn seòladh
Classifications Complaint , Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects Iona , Picnic
Structure Four line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name John Allan
Composer Last Name MacDonald
Composer Patronymic Iain Ailean mac Dhòmhnaill a' Bhaoghlaich
Composer Dates
Composer Gender Male
Community Loch Lomond , Iona
County Richmond , Victoria
Era Of Poetry Post 1902
Original Format Publication
Singer Peter MacLean
Singer Location Rear Christmas Island
Date Recorded
Collector Anne Landin
Collection Title
Collection Location
Collection Number
Publication Title Guthan Prìseil: Guthan agus Òrain Gàidheil Cheap Breatainn
Editor Anne Landin
Publisher Centre for Cape Breton Studies
Publication Date 2009
Page Number 13
Online Access
Notes 1 The first Iona Picnic was held in 1902. The first picnic was held to raise funds to repair the St. Colomba Church, which had burned down in 1902.
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