Identifier Number | NS030027 |
Title | Marbh-rann do Alaisdair [Alasdair] Moiriston [Moireasdan] |
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Air | Mairtain a' Bheallaich |
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First Line Verse | Cha ne tinneas na plaigh |
Classifications | Elegy , Lament |
Subjects | Man |
Structure | Eight line verse |
Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
Composer First Name | Alexander |
Composer Last Name | McLean |
Composer Patronymic | Alasdair Mac Eoghainn Bhain |
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Composer Gender | Male |
Community | Judique Intervale |
County | Inverness County |
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Original Format | Publication |
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Collector | Vincent A. McLellan |
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Publication Title | Fàilte Cheap Breatainn |
Editor | Vincent A. McLellan |
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Publication Date | 1891 (1933) |
Page Number | 58 |
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Notes 1 | Alexander MacLean was born at Big River, Pictou County, but his family moved to Cape Breton when he was two years old. He composed a number of songs, many of which were not written down and have since been lost. He died at Judique Intervale at over eighty years of age. |
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