Identifier Number |
NS015001 |
Title |
'Picnic'' Iona |
Alternative Title |
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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 |
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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 |
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Collector |
Anne Landin |
Collection Title |
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Collection Location |
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Collection Number |
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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 |
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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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