Identifier Number NS029027
Title Fuadach nan Gàidheal
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Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Gura mise tha tùrsach
Classifications Lament , Exile
Subjects The Clearances , Gaels , emigration
Structure Eight-line verse
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Henry
Composer Last Name Whyte
Composer Patronymic Eanraig‏ MacGilleBhàin , Fionn
Composer Dates 1853-1913
Composer Gender Male
Community Easdale , Scotland
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Rev. J. D. Nelson MacDonald
Singer Location Woodlawn
Date Recorded 1951
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 1779 , AR 5343
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 58
Notes 2 The singer sings all of the verses as they appear in the book.
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