Identifier Number NS029060
Title Mo Nighean Donn a' Chùil Réidh
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First Line Chorus É ho ro, mo nighean donn
First Line Verse ’S e do chòmhradh, a rùin
Classifications Love
Subjects woman
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Malcolm
Composer Last Name Gillis
Composer Patronymic Calum MacGill-Ìosa , Calum Eóghainn 'ic Aonghais 'ic Chaluim 'ic Dhòmhnaill 'ic Dhonnchaidh
Composer Dates 1856-1929
Composer Gender Male
Community South-West Margaree
County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Hughie Wilson
Singer Location Glace Bay
Date Recorded 1956
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3213 / AR 5846
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 256
Notes 2 The singer sings verse 1, 6, 2, and 3 from the book with slight variances in verses 1, 2, and 3. The singer also sings three additional verses not printed in the book.
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