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Òran na h-Iolaire

Date 01 May 1970
Track ID 65671
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1970.85.A9

Original Tape ID

SA1970.085

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

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good