Identifier Number NS030039
Title Oran a Chnatain
Alternative Title Òran a' Chnatain
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Mile marbhaisg air a chnathan
Classifications Complaint , Religious
Subjects Man , sickness
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name John
Composer Last Name McDonald
Composer Patronymic Iain Mac Dhòmhnaill Mhic Iain
Composer Dates 1795 - 1853
Composer Gender Male
Community South West Mabou
County Inverness County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer
Singer Location
Date Recorded
Collector Vincent A. McLellan
Collection Title
Collection Location
Collection Number
Publication Title Fàilte Cheap Breatainn
Editor Vincent A. McLellan
Publisher
Publication Date 1891 (1933)
Page Number 85
Online Access
Notes 1 John McDonald was born in the Braes of Lochaber, Scotland, in 1795. He emigrated to North America with his brother, Angus McDonald the tailor, in 1834. He died at South West Mabou in 1853.
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