Identifier Number |
NS049004 |
Title |
A-chaoidh cha tog mi guth éibhinn |
Alternative Title |
Cumha nam Mac |
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First Line Verse |
'Chaoidh cha tog mi guth éibhinn |
Classifications |
Elegy , Lament |
Subjects |
Sons |
Structure |
Eight line verse |
Place Of Origin |
Nova Scotia |
Composer First Name |
Iain |
Composer Last Name |
Mac'IlleBhràth |
Composer Patronymic |
Iain am Pìobaire |
Composer Dates |
1774 - 1848 |
Composer Gender |
Male |
Community |
Malignant Brook |
County |
Antigonish |
Era Of Poetry |
Pre-1848 |
Original Format |
Sound Recording |
Singer |
Angus MacIsaac |
Singer Location |
Antigonish |
Date Recorded |
27 May 1953 |
Collector |
John Lorne Campbell |
Collection Title |
Tobar an Dualchais |
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Online Access |
https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/50212?l=en |
Notes 1 |
Lament. A father composed this lament on the death of his son, James. James was in England but he died and this left the bard desolate. The bard says that he is sad and that he has no interest in anything after his son's death. |
Notes 2 |
See also: 'The Gaelic Bards of Antigonish', ed. Trueman Matheson (2014), p. 21. |
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