Identifier Number NS029048
Title An Gille Donn
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First Line Chorus O ho rò 'ille dhuinn
First Line Verse Nuair a rinn mi moch gluasad
Classifications Complaint , Historical , Milling
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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Original Format Sound Recording
Singer William E. MacDonald
Singer Location Marion Bridge
Date Recorded 1956
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3189 / AR 5843
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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 5, 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12 in the book with slight variances in verses 1, 8, 9, and 12.
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