Identifier Number NS042017
Title C'àit' an Diugh a Bheil Mo Dhìlsean
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First Line Chorus C’àite ’n diugh a bheil mo dhìlsean
First Line Verse ’S thug mi ruag a raoir am bruadar
Classifications Homeland , Lament , Local events and characters
Subjects Change , Community , Depopulation , Kinship , Loss
Structure Two line verse / Three line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
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Singer Hector and Alex MacKinnon
Singer Location Lake Ainslie Area
Date Recorded c. 1950
Collector MacEdward Leach
Collection Title MacEdward Leach and the Songs of Atlantic Canada
Collection Location Memorial University of Newfoundland
Collection Number CB 1 , Tape 3 , Track 8
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Online Access https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/CB/3-08.htm
Notes 1 A song written in response to the rapid social changes that took place in Gaelic communities during the early 20th century.
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