Identifier Number NS030044
Title Oran do Mhaigh'r Allasdair [Alasdair] Donullach [Domhnullach]
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Thoir mo bheannachd gu dilinn
Classifications Praise
Subjects Priest
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alexander
Composer Last Name McDonald
Composer Patronymic Alasdair mac Dhòmhnaill 'ic Alasdair
Composer Dates 1837 - 1871
Composer Gender Male
Community 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 99
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Notes 1 Alexander MacDonald was born at South West River in Mabou in 1837 and died at Little Mabou in 1871. He was a nephew of Aonghas Mac Alasdair. His father was also a poet, but his compositions have not survived.
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