Identifier Number NS045001
Title Cruinneag na Buaile
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First Line Chorus O chruinneag, é chruinneag
First Line Verse Chorus only
Classifications Love
Subjects woman
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
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Original Format Sound Recording
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Singer Location Barra Glen
Date Recorded 21-03-1966
Collector Ralph Rinzler
Collection Title Ralph Rinzler Collection
Collection Location Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Collection Number FP-Rinz-0529
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Notes 1 Reference to recordings housed at Highland Village Museum: Rinzler 2 , Track 01 , 00:00:00
Notes 2 Singer says that she learned the song from her grandmother who used to live with them. Her grandmother was Mrs. Hector J. MacNeil (née Mary MacDonald), who was born in Castle Bay.
Notes 3 In parts of Inverness County, "Cruinneag na Buaile" was attributed to Dr. Angus MacLennan, M.P., Inverness, Cape Breton. See Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 152.
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