| Identifier Number | NS002011 |
| Title | Och nan och, an sgeul duilich |
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| First Line Verse | Och nan och, an sgeul duilich |
| Classifications | Lament |
| Subjects | boat , Washabuck , drowning , sailing , men |
| Structure | Eight line verse |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
| Composer First Name | Alasdair |
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| Composer Patronymic | Alasdair [ic Chlachair?] |
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| Composer Gender | Male |
| Community | Washabuck |
| County | Victoria |
| Era Of Poetry | 1860 |
| Original Format | Sound Recording |
| Singer | Hugh Francis MacKenzie |
| Singer Location | Rear Christmas Island |
| Date Recorded | 1969 |
| Collector | Hugh F. MacKenzie |
| Collection Title | Beaton Institute Sound and Moving Image Collection |
| Collection Location | Beaton Institute |
| Collection Number | T-120 , Side 1 , 00:25:28 |
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| Online Access | link |
| Notes 1 | Back story to song begins at 00:19:51 of the same track. |
| Notes 2 | A song about the schooner named Alexander that was lost in 1859. It left Baddeck Christmas day 1859. There were three brothers none of which were a qualified ship builder. Last seen in Bras d' Òr, bound for Newfoundland. Three MacLean brothers on board and Hector MacLean as captain. The song was composed by a brother. |
| Notes 3 | Beaton Institute description: Early Days in Washabuck |
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