Identifier Number NS034068
Title Òran do Ghilleasbuig MacGilleain, Fear Chill mo Lubhaig
Alternative Title
Air Gaoir nam ban Muileach
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Fhuair mi sgeula mo sgaraidh
Classifications Elegy , Praise
Subjects Charles MacLean
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Archibald
Composer Last Name MacLean
Composer Patronymic Gilleasbuig Làidir
Composer Dates d. c. 1830
Composer Gender Male
Community Tiree , Scotland
County
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer
Singer Location
Date Recorded
Collector John MacLean
Collection Title
Collection Location
Collection Number
Publication Title Clàrsach na Coille
Editor Alexander MacLean Sinclair
Publisher Archibald Sinclair
Publication Date 1881
Page Number 238
Online Access https://dasg.ac.uk/corpus/textmeta.php?text=222&uT=y
Notes 1 "ORAN Do GHILLEASBUIG MAC-GILLEAIN, Fear Chill-mo-lubhaig, an Tirithe, le GILLEASPUIG MAC-GILLEAIN."
Notes 2 "Archibald M‘Lean, Gilleaspuig Làidir, was a native of Tyree. His father and the grandfather of John M‘Lean, the poet, were brothers. He was a high-spirited and passionate man, and frequently got into troubles. He had however influential friends who always came to his rescue. Though rash, he was respected. He died about the year 1830, There are three of his poems in John M’Lean’s MS."
Notes 3 "Archibald M‘Lean of Kilmoluaig was married to Catherine, daughter of Donald Campbell of Scamadale. He had three sons, Donald, Charles, and John, and two daughters Annabella and Mary. Donald and Charles died in the West Indies. John succeeded his father in Tyree, and was the father of the late Sir Donald M‘Lean of New Zealand"
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