Identifier Number NS029003
Title An t-Alltan Dubh
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus Tha 'n dìl' an-duigh 'san alltan dubh
First Line Verse 'S tha 'n t-alltan dubh cho bagarrach
Classifications Ballad , Nature , Praise
Subjects river , flooding , hunting , gun , hunter
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Dòmhnall
Composer Last Name Friseal
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates d. 1880
Composer Gender Male
Community Loch Broom
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer John Neill Gillis
Singer Location Gillisdale
Date Recorded 1944
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 757 / AR 5103
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 42
Notes 2 The singer sings all verses as printed in the book with slight variances in verses 4 and 5.
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