Identifier NumberNS026004
TitleCumha le Iain òg Mac Gillebhra, dha Bràthair Seumas a chaochail ann an Lunnainn, ann am Freiceadan Beatha na Ban'rinn
Alternative Title
Air
First Line ChorusGur a h'aith-ghearr an ceilidh
First Line VerseDol gu m' leabaidh cha tamh dhomh
ClassificationsElegy , Lament
SubjectsDeath , Brother
StructureFour line verse
Place Of OriginNova Scotia
Composer First NameJohn
Composer Last NameMacGillivray
Composer PatronymicIain mac Iain a' Phìobaire , Iain MacGillebhràth
Composer Dates19th century
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 Number54
Online Accesslink
Notes 1Page no. in PDF 22/202
Notes 2See also NS043010: a version from the singing of Angus MacLellan of Grand Mira in Bàrdachd á Albainn Nuaidh, Calum Iain N. MacLeòid, Glasgow, Scotland, 1970, page 42.
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