Identifier Number NS041010
Title Fàill Il Éileadh, Fàill Il O
Alternative Title The Flanders Great War Song
Air
First Line Chorus Fàill il éileadh, fàill il o
First Line Verse Murchadh Mór, an gobhainn ruadh
Classifications Historical , Macaronic , Humorous
Subjects WWI
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Malcolm
Composer Last Name Gillis
Composer Patronymic Calum MacGill-Iosa , Calum Eoghain 'ic Aonghais 'ic Caluim 'ic Dhòmhnaill 'ic Dhonnchaidh
Composer Dates 1856 - 1929
Composer Gender Male
Community South-West Margaree
County Inverness
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer Malcolm Gillis
Singer Location Margaree
Date Recorded 1958
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton fonds
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number AR5895
Publication Title Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia
Editor Helen Creighton and Calum MacLeod
Publisher National Museums of Canada
Publication Date 1964
Page Number 31
Online Access
Notes 1 Original Tape #189
Notes 2
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