Identifier Number NS023524
Title Oran Na Spainntich
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Gur h-i bean mo ghaoil an Spainnteach
Classifications Praise
Subjects Musket , Hunter , Stag
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Gilleasbig [ Gilleasbuig ]
Composer Last Name Domhnullach
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates b. 1720
Composer Gender Male
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Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
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Date Recorded
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Collection Number Vol. 6. No. 20
Publication Title Mac-Talla
Editor Jonathan G. MacKinnon
Publisher Jonathan G. MacKinnon
Publication Date 12 November 1897
Page Number 7
Online Access https://dasg.ac.uk/LIL/mactalla/6/20/7
Notes 1 Alasdair an Ridge stated "Chuala mis aig m’ athair gu’m b’e Forsair Choir-an-Shith a rian Oran na Spainntich; ’s gu’m b’e Gilleasbig Domhnullach a b’ ainm dha, agus gu’n do rugadh e mu ’n bhliadhna 1720. Bha gunna aige an toiseach ris an canadh e Nighean Ruairidh agus b’i a dhiult dha lasadh ri udliche cabrach nan cròc. A reir mar thuirt e fein, bha i aige corr us ochd bliadhna deug. Fhuair e an Spainnteach mu’n àm a bha Diuc musach Chumberland a creach nan Gaidheal, 1746."
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