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Bheir Soraidh Bhuam do Bharraigh

Date 02 September 1953
Track ID 46120
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.141.B3

Original Tape ID

SA1953.141

Summary

This song praises the island of Barra. Amongst the virtues that are praised are the trout in the rivers, the fishing boats in full sail and the sweet breeze of the sea. The composer claims that Barra is the most beautiful place under the sun and, although he left the island, he never forgot his Gaelic, the language which was "written upon the tablets of Moses".

Item Notes

Six verses.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good