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Òran bho Ghleann nan Sgitheanach

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Àite tùsail | Place of origin

Alba Nuadh | Nova Scotia

Seòrsa | Genre

Òran | Song

Fo-sheòrsachan | Sub-genres

Local Events and Characters Macaronic

Cuspairean | Subjects

Coal Man Mine Place Sydney Woman

Ceann-latha claraidh | Date recorded

1977-12-10

Àireamh an teip | Tape No

06 A 06

Àireamh aithneachaidh | Reference number

GF006i06

A’ chiad sreath | First Line

Séist | Chorus

Mo rùn geal dìleas, dìleas, dìleas

Rann | Verse

As I was working in Sydney coal mines

Team notes:
Most of the verses are in English with a Gaelic chorus. Some verses are from "Mo Rùn Geal Dìleas." Cf. "Mo run dileas (I was Boarding)," Helen Creighton: Folklife, Audio Reel 5341, Nova Scotia Archives.

Collie MacIntosh

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Òran bho Ghleann nan Sgitheanach

A’ chiad sreath | First Line

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