Òran an Iolaire
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
July 1971
Track ID
40130
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1971.117.B2
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song tells of the sinking of the ship 'Iolaire', after striking the 'Beasts of Holm' just outside Stornoway harbour, at the end of the First World War. Over 200 men who were returning from the war were drowned.
Item Notes
Composed by Norman MacLeod, Quidinish.
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Stornoway
Island - Lewis
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good