Òran na h-Iolaire
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
09 November 1947
Track ID
42423
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.6.14
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song tells of the sinking of the ship 'Iolaire' after striking the Beasts of Holm just outside Stornoway Harbour, at the end of the First World War. Over 200 men who were returning from the war were drowned.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Canna
Parish - Small Isles
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Island - Lewis
Parish - Stornoway
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair