| Identifier Number | NS041080 |
| Title | Nighean Donn A' Chùil Réidh |
| Alternative Title | |
| Air | |
| First Line Chorus | E ho rò, mo nighean donn |
| First Line Verse | ’S e do chòmhradh, a rùin |
| Classifications | Love |
| Subjects | Woman |
| 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 | 1887 |
| Original Format | Publication |
| Singer | D. B. MacLeod |
| Singer Location | Briton Cove |
| Date Recorded | |
| Collector | Helen Creighton |
| Collection Title | Helen Creighton fonds |
| Collection Location | Nova Scotia Archives |
| Collection Number | Not found |
| Publication Title | Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia |
| Editor | Helen Creighton and Calum MacLeod |
| Publisher | National Museums of Canada |
| Publication Date | 1964 |
| Page Number | 256 |
| Online Access | |
| Notes 1 | "In "Leabhar nan Cnoc 's nan Gleann," p. 22-23, this song is published with ten verses, and chorus. In "Am Feachd Gàidhealach," p. 149-53, it appears with seven verses, and chorus, along with the complete background and story concerning "Nighean Donn a' Chùil Réidh," and her progenitors." |
| Notes 2 | |
| Notes 3 | See also AR 5846 sung by Hughie Wilson, Glace Bay |
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