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Thread #30549 Message #4193331
Posted By: GUEST,Peter Laban
10-Dec-23 - 02:07 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Mna nah Eirann (Blessing for Ireland)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Mna nah Eirann (Blessing for Ireland)
In episode three of RTE's series Aistear and Amhráin, some choice words were being spoken about this song Padraigin ní Usllachsin, for example, said she would never sing it. O'Risda's tune for it is beautiful but the words are far from singing the praise of women, let's put it that way.