Identifier Number NS041009
Title An Té A Chaill A' Ghàidhlig
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line Verse Bha mi là air mo leabaidh
Classifications Complaint , Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects Woman , Gaelic
Structure Eight line verse
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Murdoch
Composer Last Name MacDearmaid
Composer Patronymic Bàrd MacDearmaid , Murchadh mac Iain
Composer Dates
Composer Gender Male
Community North Shore
County Victoria
Era Of Poetry c. 1880
Original Format Publication
Singer D. B. MacLeod , Augustine MacDonald
Singer Location Breton Cove , Meat Cove
Date Recorded 1958
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton fonds
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number AR 5895
Publication Title Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia
Editor Helen Creighton and Calum MacLeod
Publisher National Museums of Canada
Publication Date 1964
Page Number 26
Online Access
Notes 1 Original Tape #189
Notes 2 Singer on recording at Nova Scotia Archives is actually Calum I. MacLeod
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