Identifier Number NS015014
Title Bàt' a' Cheannadaich
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus A bhean an taighe, fàg an siola
First Line Verse ’S e Iain Ceannadach mo nàbaidh
Classifications Local events and characters , Humorous
Subjects Boats , Sailing , Marble Mountain
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name
Composer Last Name MacLennan
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates c. 1870
Composer Gender Male
Community River Denys
County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer Johnny Williams
Singer Location Melford
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 87
Online Access
Notes 1 After cross-referencing the names in the song, Landin concludes this song was likely composed in the early 1870s.
Notes 2 This song is also found in Brìgh na Òrain (MacLellan 200: 271)
Notes 3
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