Item T-13 - Reminiscences of Cape Breton by Jim Charlie MacNeil

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Reminiscences of Cape Breton by Jim Charlie MacNeil

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  • 1964 (Creation)

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1 audio reel

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Interview with Jim Charles MacNeil: Gives a brief Biography of the Rev. A.W.R. MacKenzie, and the beginning of the Gaelic College.

Including three Gaelic songs he started from scratch. About bad hay - for weather those daughters went to America.

Relates story of A.W.R. MacKenzie went to Halifax (N.S.) to request money to finance a Gaelic college

Cape Breton Ceilidh

Gaelic scholar sang

Gaelic mod - people complained about it, but they still came

Jim Charles received a MacNeil Tartan tie woven at St. Ann's.

Mr. MacNeil was appointed President of the Gaelic school

A.W.R. Formed pipers band - lots of opposition, "There would be no band on Cape Breton Island if it weren't for A.W.R."

History of the pipers band

Lecture on pioneers in Gaelic in presence of Chief of Clan MacLean

First Chief, Dame Flora MacLeod

Gaelic farewell to Scottish MacLeod - Dame Flora.

Brief reference to Rev. Donald M. MacAdam's ancestors.

Asks for a song

Sings a song that an old lady from Big Pond (N.S.) taught him: See tape 3

Scottish people displeased.

Deoch Slainte

Lament composed by a Scotsman who came to this country and never made enough money to get back to his home. He composed this song on his death bed

Order of Business of Scottish Catholic Society translated into Gaelic by Jim Charles MacNeil.

Your were smarter then we are now, in Gaelic

Song composed by Malcolm MacNeil.

Sgeulachd. Biorachan geag...

Story of Protestant Church where Father MacPherson closed the window.

I wish I had fresh meat for my sailors.

Story of Christmas Island (N.S.) and Narrows Bridge.

Tom's brook

I am your prisoner

Story about Hay Cove

I'm glad you came, I want to see fire to next years land

Peter MacNeil, story

If you hear me calling, come at once, said Peter...

Is Peter Dead?

A short biography of Joe Gillis.

A man should not be ashamed of his own language.

Gaelic should be spoken by all Scots

An old woman lived all alone in a log house in Irish Cove

Explanation: Three young villians played tricks during the recitation of the Rosary.

Bocan at a Mill in Irish Vale.

Lights at the turn of the mill.

J.C. MacNeil heard boards falling, but this was a forerunner of boards for a coffin.

J.C. MacNeil also heard tools working at his father's coffin.

Bean an Tigh

Many people from Inverness (N.S.) county moved to Newfoundland. One of them, Mrs. Campbell, returned to Sydney (N.S.). She
used to sing of them.

Woodbine - Alexander MacInnis composed this song because he was much abused by those to whom he tried to sell his hay

Mrs. MacDougall of North Sydney composed this song about a girl that went to the United States and was very lonely
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