Identifier NumberNS026003
TitleLaoidh mar gum Biodh an t-Anam a’ Gearain anns a’ Phurgutair
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line VerseTha mis’ an seo ann am Priosan
ClassificationsReligious , Hymn
SubjectsPurgatory
StructureEight line verse
Place Of OriginNova Scotia
Composer First NameIain
Composer Last NameMac Gille Bhràth
Composer PatronymicIain am Piobaire
Composer Dates1784 - 1860
Composer GenderMale
CommunityHighfield
CountyAntigonish
Era Of Poetry
Original FormatPublication
Singer
Singer Location
Date Recorded
Collector
Collection Title
Collection LocationSt. Francis Xavier University , Brewer Celtic Collection
Collection NumberVol. 1, no. 3
Publication TitleAn Cuairtear Og Gaelach
EditorJohn Boyd
PublisherJohn Boyd
Publication Date1851
Page Number53
Online Accesslink
Notes 1Page no. in PDF 21/202
Notes 2In a letter from Rev. Ronald MacGillivray (aka “Sagart Àrasaig”), to the Rev. A. Maclean Sinclair (NSARM MG 1, vol. 2660, no. 256), the Sagairt Àrasaig mentions the hymn and the first verse. According to him the full poem had thirteen verses and was printed in the first number of An Cuairtear Òg Gaelach.
Notes 3It fortunately was discovered in the March issue as only March-October issues are known to still exist for this publication. The Sagairt Àrasaig goes on to mention that An Cuairtear Òg Gaelach recycled much of its content from Cuairtear nan Gleann, a monthly publication produced in Scotland between 1840-43.
Notes 4
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