| Identifier Number | NS029017 |
| Title | I Was Boarding |
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| First Line Chorus | Dìleas, dìleas, mo rùn geal dìleas |
| First Line Verse | O, I was boarding at [?] coal mines |
| Classifications | Love , Macaronic |
| Subjects | man , coal mines , woman |
| Structure | Four line verse / Four line chorus |
| Place Of Origin | Nova Scotia |
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| Community | Big Harbour , Sydney Mines |
| County | Victoria , Cape Breton |
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| Original Format | Sound Recording |
| Singer | Dan Livingstone |
| Singer Location | Halifax |
| Date Recorded | 1951 |
| Collector | Helen Creighton |
| Collection Title | Helen Creighton Collection |
| Collection Location | Nova Scotia Archives |
| Collection Number | Rec no. 1732 / AR 5341 |
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| Online Access | link |
| Notes 1 | Verses in English with Gaelic chorus. |
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