Identifier Number |
NS041080 |
Title |
Nighean Donn A' Chùil Réidh |
Alternative Title |
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Air |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Notes 3 |
See also AR 5846 sung by Hughie Wilson, Glace Bay |
Notes 4 |
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