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Òran Mhanitoba

Date 12 February 1979
Track ID 103531
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1979.125

Original Tape ID

SA1979.125

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

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good