Identifier Number NS015008
Title Banais Steaphain Ruaidh
Alternative Title
Air O mo nighean donn bhòidheach nan gorm-shùil meallach
First Line Chorus O mo nighean donn bhòidheach nan gorm-shùil meallach
First Line Verse 'S an tòiseach na faoillich
Classifications Local events and characters , Love , Humorous
Subjects Marriage , Religion , Lent
Structure Four line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
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Community Christmas Island , Big Pond
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry c. 1931
Original Format Publication
Singer Annie MacLean , Danny MacNeil
Singer Location Christmas Island , Benacadie
Date Recorded
Collector Peter MacLean
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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 55
Online Access
Notes 1 This song refers to the unusually timed wedding day of Stephen MacKinnon and Mary Catherine MacNeil at St. Mary's Church in Big Pond on February 17th, 1931
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