Identifier Number NS029163
Title Mo Nighean Donn
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First Line Chorus Their mi hò, robha hò
First Line Verse 'S mithich dhomhsa dhol dachaidh
Classifications Love
Subjects woman
Structure Two line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name James
Composer Last Name Munro
Composer Patronymic
Composer Dates 1794-1870
Composer Gender Male
Community Fort William , Mull , Scotland
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Calum MacLeod
Singer Location Antigonish
Date Recorded 1961
Collector Calum MacLeod
Collection Title Helen Creighton Collection
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number Rec no. 3939 / AR 5996 / MF289.852
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 294
Notes 2 The singer sings all of the verses in the book with slight variances in verses 1 and 4. The singer also sings three verses not published in the book.
Notes 3 Singer/Informant noted in Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia is Hugh F. MacKenzie
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