| Identifier Number | NS022113 |
| Title | Gaidheal Air Aineoil |
| Alternative Title | |
| Air | |
| First Line Chorus | Fa ri il eile o ro |
| First Line Verse | Nuair dh'fhag mi taigh mo mhathair |
| Classifications | Complaint , Exile |
| Subjects | Highlander , Exile , United States |
| Structure | Four line verse / Four line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | John Vincent |
| Composer Last Name | MacNeil |
| Composer Patronymic | Eòin Dhòmhnaill Ìomhair |
| Composer Dates | 1858 - 1938 |
| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | Benacadie , Boston , Los Angeles |
| County | Cape Breton |
| Era Of Poetry | |
| Original Format | Publication |
| Singer | Stephen R. MacNeil/Archie Alex MacKenzie |
| Singer Location | |
| Date Recorded | |
| Collector | Donald A. Fergusson |
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| Collection Location | |
| Collection Number | |
| Publication Title | Fad air Falbh às Innse Gall/Beyond the Hebrides |
| Editor | Donald A. Fergusson |
| Publisher | Lawson Graphics Atlantic |
| Publication Date | 1977 |
| Page Number | 227 |
| Online Access | |
| Notes 1 | Historical Sketch of Christmas Island Parish , p. 165 |
| Notes 2 | John Vincent MacNeil (also spelled McNeil; Eòin Dhòmhnaill Ìomhair) was born in Benacadie, the son of Donald Edward MacNeil and Catherine MacNeil. He graduated from a local school academy in 1878 and became a schoolteacher for about three years. In 1881, he started his own business, owning and operating a general store for about three years. Dissatisfied with his progress, he moved to Boston (c.1884) where he learned carpentry, architecture, and building construction. In 1886, he moved to Los Angeles where he married his wife, Christina E. McDonald, of Colchester, Nova Scotia, in 1887. They had 11 children. He worked as a contractor most of his years in Los Angeles. He specialized in concrete and heavy construction and built numerous large public and private buildings, including schools, office buildings, manufacturing plants, hotels, and residences. He also successfully invested in several real estate projects. |
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