Identifier Number NS029045
Title An Gille Donn
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First Line Chorus O ho ro 'ille dhuinn
First Line Verse Gur e mise tha fo mhulad
Classifications Milling , Complaint , Work
Subjects soldier , The Napoleonic Wars
Structure Two line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
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Community Holland , Mull
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Era Of Poetry c. 1799
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Vincent MacPherson
Singer Location Upper South River
Date Recorded 1955
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3126 / AR 5812
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 68
Notes 2 The singer sings verses 1, 3, 11, 13, 16, and 22 in the book with slight variances in verse 1. The singer also provides an additional verse not printed in the book that resembles verse 3.
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