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Poetry English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

As A'Bhraighe

by (author) Effie Rankin

Publisher
Cape Breton University Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2004
Category
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897009017
    Publish Date
    Oct 2004
    List Price
    $22.95

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It has been said that the greatest Gaelic poets were from Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. Those who emigrated to Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries were the living memory of clan history and tradition. Allan the Ridge MacDonald stands out as one poet who inherited and maintained an extraordinary wealth of vocabulary and a superior knowledge of clan and legendary history. In this first compilation and translation of the known Gaelic songs of Allan the Ridge in print, Effie Rankin gives all readers an insight into the life of the poet and the traditions that made him a highly regarded seanchaidh.

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