Identifier Number NS049009
Title An cuala sibhse mun duine a chaidh air thuras san àirigh
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First Line Chorus Chaidh o hùraidh, horo chall
First Line Verse An cuala sibhse mun duine a chaidh air thuras san àirigh
Classifications Humorous
Subjects Man , Swamp
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Lachlann
Composer Last Name Currie
Composer Patronymic Am Bàrd Ruadh , Lachlann MacMhuirich
Composer Dates 1852 - 1926
Composer Gender Male
Community Blacketts Lake , Upper Grand Mira , Ironville
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Margaret MacLean
Singer Location Boisdale
Date Recorded 1988
Collector John Shaw
Collection Title Tobar an Dualchais
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Online Access https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/103806?l=en
Notes 1 This humorous song tells of a man who was trying to visit a girl in a shieling. Unfortunately, he got lost in the mist.
Notes 2 The song is likely composed by Lachlann Currie but Margaret MacLean wasn't entirely certain.
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