Identifier Number NS029170
Title An Nighean Donn Bhòidheach
Alternative Title Nighean Dubh, Nighean Donn
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First Line Chorus Ò ho-hagh thù, nighean dubh, nighean donn
First Line Verse A nighean donn a dh'fhàg an dùthaich
Classifications Milling , Love , Work
Subjects woman
Structure Two line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
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Community Greenock , Scotland
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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. 3946 / AR 5996 / MF289.852
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Online Access https://archives.novascotia.ca/creighton/
Notes 1 Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 166
Notes 2 The singer sings all of the verses in the book with a slight variance in verse 3.
Notes 3 Singer/Informant noted in Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia is Hugh F. MacKenzie
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