Identifier Number |
NS049048 |
Title |
Fàilte Cheap Breatainn |
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Air |
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First Line Chorus |
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First Line Verse |
Tha mo chridh' an Ceap Breatainn |
Classifications |
Praise , Homeland , Nature |
Subjects |
Place , Cape Breton , Gaelic |
Structure |
Eight line verse |
Place Of Origin |
Nova Scotia |
Composer First Name |
Archibald Alec |
Composer Last Name |
MacKenzie |
Composer Patronymic |
Gilleasbuig Eairdsidh Sheumais |
Composer Dates |
1907 - 1995 |
Composer Gender |
Male |
Community |
Christmas Island |
County |
Cape Breton |
Era Of Poetry |
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Original Format |
Sound Recording |
Singer |
Archibald Alec MacKenzie |
Singer Location |
Rear Christmas Island |
Date Recorded |
October-November 1980 |
Collector |
Ian Patterson |
Collection Title |
Tobar an Dualchais |
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Online Access |
https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/130306?l=en |
Notes 1 |
A song which praises the beauty of Cape Breton. The bard also asks young people to be loyal to their language. |
Notes 2 |
Composed by the contributor in 1972. |
Notes 3 |
See: History of Christmas Island Parish, A. J. MacKenzie (1984 [1926]), p. 222. |
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