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Dh'Fhalbh na Gillean Grinn

Date November 1966
Track ID 65308
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1966.068

Original Tape ID

SA1966.068

Summary

This song gives an eye-witness account of the horror witnessed by the bard at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

Item Notes

Chorus and seventeen 4-line verses recited. Composed by the contributor shortly after the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

See:
'Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna' (Òrain is Dàin le Dòmhnall Dòmhnallach, Uibhist à Tuath, deas. le Fred MacAmhlaidh, 1995) p. 36

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good