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Òran na Trolly

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Àite tùsail | Place of origin

Alba Nuadh | Nova Scotia

Seòrsa | Genre

Òran | Song

Fo-sheòrsachan | Sub-genres

Humorous Local Events and Characters

Cuspairean | Subjects

Animal Frog Margaree Place River Trolly

Bàrd | Composer

Sìne Heanaidh NicEacharna | Jane MacEachern

Sloinneadh a’ Bhàird | Composer Patronymic

Sìne Heanaidh

Cinn-Latha a’ Bhàird | Composer Dates

??-??

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

Glendale , Long Point (Inverness)

Dualchas a' Bhàird | Composer's Tradition

Mùideart | Moidart

Ceann-latha claraidh | Date recorded

1979-12-07

Àireamh an teip | Tape No

239 A 05

Àireamh aithneachaidh | Reference number

GF239i05N

A’ chiad sreath | First Line

Séist | Chorus

O an trolly, 's e an trolly

Rann | Verse

Bha i sàbhailt' is bha i làidir

Tar-sgriobhadh | Transcription

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GF239i05N ÒRAN NA TROLLY

Beulaiche: Màiri Anna ni'n Dhòmhnaill Raghnaill | Mary Anne MacEachern
Bàrd: Sìne Heanaidh | Jane Henrietta MacInnis

[Séist]: O an trolly, 's e an trolly
Siud an trolly a bha grinn
An trolly bh' aig Uilleam Chailein
Cha robh riamh a leithid 'san tìr

Bha i savage is bha i làidir
'S bha i cho grannda 's a bh' air tìr
Chuir i an t-eagal air na màgain
Sìos gu Àbhainn Mhargaree

Team notes:
Cf. Dougall MacDonald, "An Trolly aig Uilleam Chailein," interview by John Shaw, Cape Breton Folklore Collection, St. Francis Xavier University, October 24, 1980; and John Alex MacEachern, "An Trolly a bha aig Uilleam Chailein," interview by John Shaw, Cape Breton Folklore Collection, St. Francis Xavier University, December 5, 1979

Mary Ann MacEachern

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Òran na Trolly

A’ chiad sreath | First Line

Tar-sgriobhadh | Transcription

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