Identifier NumberNS014017
TitleMarbhrann Eairdsidh Sheumais
Alternative Title
AirEilean a' Cheò
First Line Chorus
First Line VerseGu bheil ionndrain sa'n aite
ClassificationsElegy
SubjectsEairdsidh Sheumais MhicChoinnich
StructureEight line verse
Place Of OriginNova Scotia
Composer First NameHugh Francis
Composer Last NameMacKenzie
Composer PatronymicEóghann mac Eàirdsidh Sheumais
Composer Dates1895 - 1971
Composer GenderMale
CommunityRear Christmas Island
CountyCape Breton
Era Of Poetryc. 1939
Original FormatManuscript
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Date Recorded
CollectorHugh Francis MacKenzie
Collection TitleMac-Talla nan Cùl
Collection LocationBeaton Institute
Collection NumberPAM G40
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Page Number42
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Notes 1MacKenzie, Hugh F., Mar a b' àbhaist 's a' Ghleann, ed. Kim Ells (Antigonish: Sìol Cultural Enterprises, 2012) 71-80.
Notes 2"The above is a lament for my father, the later Archibald J, MacKenzie of Rear Christmas Island."
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