| Identifier Number | NS028346 |
| Title | Song for Boat |
| Alternative Title | Bàta Ailein Bhàin |
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| First Line Verse | Fhuair an soar na h-òrdain, thòisich e gun dàil |
| Classifications | Local events and characters , Praise |
| Subjects | Ailein Bhàin , Boat , Ship Building |
| Structure | Four line verse |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | Hugh |
| Composer Last Name | MacDonald |
| Composer Patronymic | Eòghann Thormaid |
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| Singer | Lauchie MacLellan |
| Singer Location | Dunvegan , Inverness |
| Date Recorded | 10-6-1978 |
| Collector | Dr. John Shaw |
| Collection Title | The Cape Breton Gaelic Folklore Collection |
| Collection Location | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Collection Number | GF087i09_088i01 |
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| Online Access | https://stfx.cairnrepo.org/islandora/search/GF087i09_088i01?type=dismax |
| Notes 1 | Tape number 870 , 87,A9 |
| 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 | Source: Neil MacLellan |
| Notes 4 | The composer, born circa 1833, was an older brother of the local bard Donald (Dòmhnall Thormaid) MacDonald. |