Identifier Number NS023054
Title Mar a Bha
Alternative Title Tearlach, an Griogalach , 'Sna Fridhean
Air Thug mi gaol do 'n fhear bhan
First Line Chorus Thug mi gaol do 'n fhear bhan
First Line Verse Dh' fhalbh mi latha na seann bhliadhn' 'uir
Classifications Complaint , Homeland
Subjects Remembering Youth , Community Decline
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Mary
Composer Last Name MacPherson
Composer Patronymic Mairi Mhòr nan Òran , Mairi nighean Iain Bhain
Composer Dates 1821 - 1898
Composer Gender Female
Community Isle of Skye , Scotland , Bealach-na-Beiste
County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer
Singer Location
Date Recorded
Collector
Collection Title
Collection Location
Collection Number Vol. 2. No. 8
Publication Title Mac-Talla
Editor Jonathan G. MacKinnon
Publisher Jonathan G. MacKinnon
Publication Date August 19 1893
Page Number 6
Online Access https://dasg.ac.uk/LIL/mactalla/2/8/6
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