- "
Ailein duinn" ("Dark-haired Alan") is a
traditional Scottish Gaelic song for solo
female voice, a
lament that was
written for
Ailean Moireasdan ("Alan...
- Iain mac
Ailein, or John
MacLean (8 Jan 1787, Caolas, Tiree – 26 Jan 1848,
Addington Forks,
Antigonish County, Nova Scotia) was a poet and
highly important...
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designated as The
Captain of
Clanranald and "Son of
Ailein's son" (Scottish Gaelic: Mac Mhic
Ailein) and
today both the
chief and clan are
recognised by...
-
Bridge of
Allan (Scots: Brig Allan,
Scottish Gaelic:
Drochaid Ailein), also
known colloquially as Bofa, is a
former spa town in the
Stirling council area...
-
Dervorguilla of
Galloway (c. 1210 – 28
January 1290) was a "lady of substance" in 13th
century Scotland, the wife from 1223 of John de
Balliol and mother...
- the Nova
Scotia branch of the Free
Church of Scotland, the poet Iain mac
Ailein, a
highly important figure in both
Scottish Gaelic literature and in that...
- She made a
cameo appearance in the 1995
movie Rob Roy
singing the song "
Ailein duinn". She grew up in the
small village of
Taynuilt in the
region of Argyll...
-
scholars and 19th
century sources describe the
author of the poem as unknown.
Ailein duinn Chì mi na mòrbheanna
Gaelic music Stewart, Alexander; Stewart, Donald...
- "An
Ataireachd Ard"), and
laments for lost
loved ones ("Fear a' Bhàta," "
Ailein Duinn," "Griogal Cridhe").
These songs are
nearly always sung from the female...
-
features a
slightly different version of a
traditional Gaelic song
called "
Ailein duinn", sung in the film by
Karen Matheson, lead
singer in Capercaillie...
