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Call na h-Iolaire

Date 1971
Track ID 48794
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1971.274.B6

Original Tape ID

SA1971.274

Summary

This lament was composed after the sinking of the 'Iolaire', which was bringing servicemen home at the end of World War One.

Item Notes

4 verses recited. Mr MacLeod learned the song from the bard when he was still a schoolboy.

Item Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Beasts of Holm

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good