| Identifier Number | NS034034 |
| Title | Brosnachadh Roghnachaidh |
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| First Line Chorus | Deoch-slàinte luchd nam breacanan |
| First Line Verse | Tha naigheachd ùr an dràst againn |
| Classifications | Political |
| Subjects | Election |
| 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. 1830 |
| 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 | 142 |
| Online Access | https://dasg.ac.uk/corpus/textmeta.php?text=222&uT=y |
| Notes 1 | "In the year 1830, “the Big Election” was held in Pictou. At that time Halifax, Colchester, and Pictou constituted but one county. The Conservative Candidates were Hartshorne, Blackadar, Barry, and Starr; the Liberal Candidates were Archibald, Blanchard, Lawson, and George Smith. The election, in Pictou alone, lasted about a week. Both parties kept open houses, and liquor flowed freely. In a riot which took place a man named Irving was killed. The Liberals won the election. The poet was a Conservative. He went up from Merigomish to Pictou in a schooner. He took no special interest in the election, until he was told that one of the Liberal candidates had made some insulting reference to the Highlanders. He then went to work and composed this song. He spent the greater part of the night at it. He sang it next day. Thousands were present. It had a most exciting effect. It is a real “brosnachadh-catha.” The poet, some years after the Big Election, became a Liberal in politics." |
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