Òran na h-Iolaire
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
01 May 1970
Track ID
65671
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1970.85.A9
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a lament for those who died when the Iolaire sank on New Year's Day 1919. The bard thinks of the sorrow of those left to mourn.
Item Notes
5 verses sung. The song sung here is by Hector MacKinnon of Berneray and comes from a manuscript of his songs owned by his daughter Nellie MacKinnon. There is another song by a Harris man on the same topic which is erroneously attributed to MacKinnon.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Harris
Island - Berneray
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good