Identifier Number |
NS032013 |
Title |
Oran Do Dh' America |
Alternative Title |
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Air |
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First Line Chorus |
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First Line Verse |
Thoir soraidh bhuam a null thar chuan |
Classifications |
Lament , Exile |
Subjects |
Scotland |
Structure |
Eight line verse |
Place Of Origin |
Nova Scotia |
Composer First Name |
John |
Composer Last Name |
MacDonald |
Composer Patronymic |
Iain mac Dhòmhnuill 'ic Iain , Iain Sealgair |
Composer Dates |
1795 - 1853 |
Composer Gender |
Male |
Community |
South West Mabou |
County |
Inverness |
Era Of Poetry |
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Original Format |
Manuscript |
Singer |
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Singer Location |
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Date Recorded |
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Collector |
Angus Stephen Beaton |
Collection Title |
Angus Stephen Beaton Collection |
Collection Location |
St. Francis Xavier University, Brewer Celtic Collection; Photocopy at Highland Village Museum |
Collection Number |
PB 1633 U5 |
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Editor |
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Publisher |
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Publication Date |
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Page Number |
16 |
Online Access |
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Notes 1 |
"John Mac Donald (Hunter) was born in Lochaber Scotland in 1795 himself and his wife Mary Forbes and brother Angus and sister Christie came to Cape Breton in 1834 he spent some time at Mabou Ridge on Power's place (Aite Phoor) he moved later to South West Mabou where he died 1853. buried in Mabou" |
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