| Identifier Number | NS032096 |
| Title | Song for Alex MacDonald (Merimichi) |
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| First Line Verse | Tha sgeul truagh a's cruaidh ri aithris |
| Classifications | Lament , Elegy |
| Subjects | Alex Macdonald |
| Structure | Eight line verse |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | Alexander |
| Composer Last Name | MacDonald |
| Composer Patronymic | Alasdair Ailein an Rids , Alasdair a' Mhaim |
| Composer Dates | 1823 - 1904 |
| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | Mabou , Upper South River |
| County | Inverness , Antigonish |
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| Original Format | Manuscript |
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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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| Page Number | 141 |
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| Notes 1 | "Song composed by Allan the Ridge for Alex MacDonald brother of big Donald MacDonald Merimish of Mull River, himself And John Cameron were drowned at Merigomish about the year 1830." |
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