| Identifier Number | NS0281031 |
| Title | Òran nan Dòmhnallach à Eilean a' Phrionnsa (Le 'm Piuthar) |
| Alternative Title | Òran nan Dòmhnallach à Eilean a' Phrionnsa le Màiri Theàrlaich |
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| First Line Chorus | Hug a rà bhi 's gu ga rìribh |
| First Line Verse | Sgeul a thug Seumas dha' m ionnsaigh |
| Classifications | Local events and characters , Elegy |
| Subjects | Immigration , Martin's Shore , MacLeod's Beach , Clan Donald , Roderick MacDonald , Angus MacLellan , Aonghus mac Dhòmhnaill Òg |
| Structure | Four line verse / Four line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | Màiri |
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| Composer Patronymic | Màiri Thearlaich |
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| Composer Gender | Female |
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| Singer | Lauchie MacLellan |
| Singer Location | Dunvegan , Inverness |
| Date Recorded | 8-9-1980 |
| Collector | Dr. John Shaw |
| Collection Title | The Cape Breton Gaelic Folklore Collection |
| Collection Location | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Collection Number | GF287i04 |
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| Online Access | Not found |
| Notes 1 | Tape number 287 , A 04 |
| Notes 2 | The metadata for the Cape Breton Gaelic Folklore Collection has been compiled from an index at St FX University and additional information was entered by volunteers during online transcription frolics in 2021. At the end of the Language in Lyrics project in March 2022, the metadata is still incomplete and it is hoped that further funding will be secured for a project dedicated to expanding the metadata and completing transcriptions for these songs. |
| Notes 3 | According to local tradition the composer was Mary (Màiri Thèarlaich) MacPherson from Antigonish, who married Alexander MacDougall of Arisaig, Scotland, a piper. According to Lauchie, Mary MacPherson was born in Scotland and line 64 may be read to suggest that she shared Moidart origins - if not kinship - with the MacDonalds in the song. The woman referred to in line 23 is said by JDM to be the wife of Angus MacLellan (Aonghus mac Dhòmhnaill Òg), a close neighbour, who is remembered to this day as a prominent merchant in the area and was mentioned over a century ago as being one of the early local businessmen. |
| Notes 4 | Mary MacPherson was said to have composed a number of songs, but no s have survived except in fragmentary form. Among these is a lament titled 'Cumha Ghillean Alasdair', said to be of the same length and highly regarded. It was composed for two brothers who drowned with an man in high winds off Cape Mabou. |