Identifier Number NS041066
Title Dh'Òlainn Deoch A Làimh Mo Rùin
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus Dh'òlainn deoch a làimh mo rùin
First Line Verse Chì mi'n long a mach an caolas
Classifications Milling , Sailing , Praise
Subjects Ship, Chief
Structure Two line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
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Composer Gender Female
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Era Of Poetry
Original Format Publication
Singer Malcolm Angus MacLeod
Singer Location Birch Plains
Date Recorded 1954
Collector Helen Creighton
Collection Title Helen Creighton fonds
Collection Location Nova Scotia Archives
Collection Number AR 5712
Publication Title Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia
Editor Helen Creighton and Calum MacLeod
Publisher National Museums of Canada
Publication Date 1964
Page Number 208
Online Access
Notes 1 Original Tape CR 124 A-4
Notes 2 "The historical background of this song is published in a lecture given by Dr. A. MacLean, Sinclair, N .S., in the "Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness," Vol. 26 (1904-07), p. 236-38, which also contains a fairly complete version of the song. A version also appears in "The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry," p. 340-41.
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