Identifier Number NS049044
Title Òran an Teine
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus Bu ghranda ‘n sealladh e san eilean
First Line Verse Siud far an robh an teine
Classifications Humorous , Local events and characters
Subjects Fire , People
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Lachlan
Composer Last Name Currie
Composer Patronymic Lachlann MacMhuirich , Am Bàrd Ruadh
Composer Dates 1852 - 1926
Composer Gender Male
Community Boisdale , Ironville , Blacketts Lake , Upper Grand Mira
County Cape Breton
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Catherine Patterson
Singer Location Benacadie Glen
Date Recorded 24 May 1953
Collector John Lorne Campbell
Collection Title Tobar an Dualchais
Collection Location
Collection Number
Publication Title
Editor
Publisher
Publication Date
Page Number
Online Access https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/49371?l=en
Notes 1 A humorous song. In this song the bard mentions a fire in the local area. He tells about some of the people who were trying to extinguish the fire and he also tells about some of the animals that were affected by the fire.
Notes 2 See: Fear na Céilidh, vol. 1 no. 7 (Sep 1928), p. 54-6.
Notes 3 See: Folk Songs of Atlantic Canada website
Notes 4
close