| Identifier Number | NS020001 |
| Title | Òran do dh' Alasdair mac Aonghais 'ic Mhuirich |
| Alternative Title | Alexander son of Angus MacPherson's Song |
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| First Line Chorus | Ho ri il, ho ro bha, ho ri il, ho rè |
| First Line Verse | Gur h-e mise tha duilich gun d’fhuirich e’m dhèidh |
| Classifications | Praise , Homeland , Local events and characters |
| Subjects | Emigration , Community , Friendship , Alexander MacPherson |
| Structure | Two line verse / Two line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Scotland |
| Composer First Name | Allan |
| Composer Last Name | MacDonald |
| Composer Patronymic | Ailean an Ridge , Ailean 'ic Alasdair 'ic Aonghais 'ic Alasdair Bhàin |
| Composer Dates | 1794 - 1868 |
| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | Upper South River / Bohuntin |
| County | Antigonish / Lochaber |
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| Original Format | Publication |
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| Publication Title | Às a' Bhràighe |
| Editor | Effie Rankin |
| Publisher | Cape Breton University Press |
| Publication Date | 2005 |
| Page Number | 72 |
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| Notes 1 | According to MS 1, p. 159, “Rinn Ailean an t-òran seo do dh’Alasdair mac Aonghais ’ic Mhuirich a bha an Loch Trèig, nuair a bha e falbh do dh’America.” (Allan composed this song for Alexander son of Angus MacPherson of Loch Trèig when he was leaving for America.) Sources: MS 1, p. 159; Casket, 28 February 1895, p. 7. |
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