Identifier NumberNS030048
TitleMaabhrann [marbhrann] do Alasdair McKillop
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Air
First Line Chorus
First Line VerseGur a mis tha gu tinn
ClassificationsElegy , Religious
SubjectsMan
StructureWoven
Place Of OriginNova Scotia
Composer First NameAlexander
Composer Last NameMcDonald
Composer PatronymicAlasdair mac Dhòmhnaill 'ic Alasdair
Composer Dates1837 - 1871
Composer GenderMale
CommunityMabou
CountyInverness County
Era Of Poetry
Original FormatPublication
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Date Recorded
CollectorVincent A. McLellan
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Collection Location
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Publication TitleFàilte Cheap Breatainn
EditorVincent A. McLellan
Publisher
Publication Date1891 (1933)
Page Number109
Online Access
Notes 1Alexander MacDonald was born at South West River in Mabou in 1837 and died at Little Mabou in 1871. He was a nephew of Aonghas Mac Alasdair. His father was also a poet, but his compositions have not survived.
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