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An Té a Chaill a' Ghàidhlig

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Àite tùsail | Place of origin

Alba Nuadh | Nova Scotia

Seòrsa | Genre

Òran | Song

Fo-sheòrsachan | Sub-genres

Humorous Satire

Cuspairean | Subjects

Boston Emigration English Gaelic Language Place Woman

Bàrd | Composer

Murchadh MacDearmaid | Murdoch MacDermitt

Sloinneadh a’ Bhàird | Composer Patronymic

Bàrd MacDearmaid , Murchadh mac Iain Dhòmhnaill

Cinn-Latha a’ Bhàird | Composer Dates

1855 - 1924

Àite Thusail a’ Bhàird | Composer’s Place of Origin

North Shore (Victoria)

Dualchas a' Bhàird | Composer's Tradition

Na Hearadh | Harris

Ceann-latha claraidh | Date recorded

1978-04-29

Àireamh an teip | Tape No

73 A 04

Àireamh aithneachaidh | Reference number

GF073i04

A’ chiad sreath | First Line

Rann | Verse

An sin chunna mi Ruairidh

Reference sources:
Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, eds. Helen Creighton and C.I.N. MacLeod (1964), p. 26; "An Tè a Chaill a Gàidhlig (The Woman Who Lost Her Gaelic)," Folksongs of Atlantic Canada from the Collections of MacEdward Leach, https://mmap.mun.ca/folk-songs-of-atlantic-canada/performances/475

Malcolm Angus MacLeod

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An Té a Chaill a' Ghàidhlig

A’ chiad sreath | First Line

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