Òran Mhanitoba
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
12 February 1979
Track ID
103531
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1979.125
Original Tape ID
Summary
A song composed by the Balemartin bard John MacLean, about the emigration of Tiree people to Canada. The poet has no companions left and the carefree days of boyhood are over. The island is empty except for sheep, symbolising the greed of the landowners.
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Parish - Tiree
Island - Tiree
Language
English, Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good