| Identifier Number | NS034032 |
| Title | Am Bàl Gàidhealach |
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| First Line Chorus | Bithibh aotrom ’s togabh fonn |
| First Line Verse | Fhuair mi sgeul a tha leam binn |
| Classifications | Local events and characters , Praise |
| Subjects | Local Ball , Dance , Music , Drinking |
| Structure | Four line verse / Four line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | John |
| Composer Last Name | MacLean |
| Composer Patronymic | Bàrd Thighearna Cholla , Am Bàrd MacGilleain , Iain Mac Ailein mhic Iain mhic Theàrlaich mhic Lachainn mhic Dhòmhnuill òig mhic Iain mhic Eobhain mhic Lachainn Fhinn |
| Composer Dates | 1787 - 1848 |
| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | Tiree , Scotland , Barney's River |
| County | Pictou |
| Era Of Poetry | c.1826 |
| Original Format | Publication |
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| Collector | Alexander MacLean Sinclair |
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| Publication Title | Clàrsach na Coille |
| Editor | Alexander MacLean Sinclair |
| Publisher | Archibald Sinclair |
| Publication Date | 1881 |
| Page Number | 134 |
| Online Access | https://dasg.ac.uk/corpus/textmeta.php?text=222&uT=y |
| Notes 1 | "Beagan bhliadhnaichean an déigh do ’n Bhàrd tighinn do dh’ America bha bàl aig na Gàidheil a’n taigh Dhaibhidh Mhurraidh am Merigomish. Cha’n fhaodadh duine ’bhi aig a bhàl ach feadhainn a labhradh Gàidhlig. Thugadh cuireadh do ’n Bhàrd. Phàidh e a luchd cuiridh leis an òran so a sheinn aig a’ bhàl. Fhuair mi an t-òran so bho Ghilleaspuig Mac-Gilleain ’s an Eilean Mhòr. ’Sann toiseach an Earraich ’sa ’bhliadhna 1826 a bha ’m bàl ann." |
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