Merigomish,_Nova_Scotia

Merigomish, Nova Scotia

Merigomish, Nova Scotia

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Merigomish is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.

Merigomish, Nova Scotia
Merigomish in Nova Scotia

The Canadian Gaelic poet Iain mac Ailein's 1826 poem Òran a' Bhàil Ghàidhealaich ("The Song of the Gaelic Ball"), was composed for and first performed at a gathering organized by David Murray at Merigomish and to which only Gaelic speakers were invited.[1] The song remains very popular among Gaelic-speakers in both Scotland and Nova Scotia and is often referred to by its first line, Bithibh Aotrom 's Togaibh Fonn ("Be Light-hearted and Raise a Tune").[2]

45°37′48″N 62°25′28″W

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  1. [1]
    Edited by Natasha Sumner and Aidan Doyle (2020), North American Gaels: Speech, Song, and Story in the Diaspora, McGill-Queen's University Press. Page 296.
  2. [2]
    Edited by Natasha Sumner and Aidan Doyle (2020), North American Gaels: Speech, Song, and Story in the Diaspora, McGill-Queen's University Press. Page 299.

The name Merigomish comes from the Mi'makq Indian meaning "A place of merrymaking".


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