Identifier Number NS022114
Title Gleann na Maiseadh
Alternative Title
Air Oran do Cheap Breatuinn/Ghuaghach Dhonn
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse O, 's ann tha mo ghaol-sa thall
Classifications Exile , Homeland , Praise
Subjects Benacadie Glen , Regret
Structure Four line verse
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
Collection Title
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 229
Online Access
Notes 1 Historical Sketch of Christmas Island Parish , p. 164
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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