Identifier NumberNS030055
TitleOran do 'n Uisge-bheatha
Alternative Title
Air
First Line Chorus
First Line VerseGe fada na mo thamh mi
ClassificationsPraise
SubjectsWhiskey
StructureEight line verse
Place Of OriginNova Scotia
Composer First NameAllan
Composer Last NameMcDonald
Composer PatronymicAilean an Ridge , Ailean 'ic Alasdair 'ic Aonghais 'ic Alasdair Bhàin
Composer Dates1794 - 1868
Composer GenderMale
CommunityMabou , Antigonish
CountyInverness County , Antigonish County
Era Of Poetry
Original FormatPublication
Singer
Singer Location
Date Recorded
CollectorVincent A. McLellan
Collection Title
Collection Location
Collection Number
Publication TitleFàilte Cheap Breatainn
EditorVincent A. McLellan
Publisher
Publication Date1891 (1933)
Page Number126
Online Access
Notes 1Allan 'the Ridge' MacDonald was from the family styled 'Sliochd an Taighe', the Bohuntin MacDonalds of Lochaber. He emigrated to Nova Scotia in 1816 and settled with his family in Mabou Ridge, before they moved to Upper South River in Antigonish County in 1847.
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