Identifier Number NS017005
Title Air fail irinn ìllirinn oich irinn ù
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus Air failirinn ìllirinn oich irinn ù
First Line Verse Gura mis' tha 'nam ònar
Classifications Love , Lament
Subjects Man , Sea
Structure Four line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name
Composer Last Name
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates
Composer Gender
Community Loch a' Mhadaidh , Port an Taighe-Thàirneadh
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer Lauchie MacLellan
Singer Location Broad Cove
Date Recorded 27-03-1978
Collector John Shaw
Collection Title Cape Breton Gaelic Folklore Collection
Collection Location St. Francis Xavier University
Collection Number 45A4 , GF045i04
Publication Title Brìgh an Òrain: A Story in Every Song
Editor John Shaw
Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date 2000
Page Number 113
Online Access https://stfx.cairnrepo.org/islandora/object/stfx%3A14851?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=37352380980f2ba3c09a&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=1
Notes 1 The informant says that this song is a combination of "Òran an t-Sealgair" and "Òran a' Mharaiche" mixed together.
Notes 2 Link for Òran an t-Sealgair
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