Clannad - Brian Boru's March

[LaurentziuRo]

Fabulous ...!

[jouguu]

この曲を知ったのはフルート奏者のゴールウェイ(アイルランド出­身)のアンコールでのことでした。Clannadoの演奏とはま­た違ってあちらの演奏も素晴らしいです。ゴールウェイ・アイリッ­シュソングで検索すると出てきます。

[PerformanceLoverC]

I grew up listening to the March. I find this beautiful - but I defy anyone to find any skilled rendition of "Brian Boru's March" less than beautiful. And it is beautiful also, to think of it as the Dirge for the dead king, after the battle. However, I've always understood "Brian Boru's March" not to be his Funeral March, but the March of his troops TO the battle of Clontarf, even though the original piece - again, as I understand - is purely a harp piece, with not even drums to accompany them

[lonelyqueen86]

i am american but i have irish roots and i feel them strongly when i listen to this, such is the power of music, the land of my long fathers calls to me, ill visit ireland someday, or should i say, ill go back

[sailorsdoxy]

this version,almost a dirge,is really beautiful.

[N1inSK]

@sailorsdoxy It is a dirge, and yes, it's beautiful and haunting. It's played wonderfully here; the warriors wouldn't have gone skipping and dancing about as they carried their dead king from the battlefield

[N1inSK]

@sailorsdoxy Beautiful, yes, but you're right: it is a dirge. The warriors wouldn't have gone skipping about and dancing a jig as they carried their dead king from the bettlefield.

[SLSheehan]

Erin Go Braugh

Hale the Dal gCais

Always Prepared

[TheMaryMargaret]

This came to mind today when I learned of the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy. I played it on my fiddle over and over again as a tribute.

[irishrng]

bahhhh he doesn't deserve the honor of my family's progenitors song :/

[mrblushy]

nice one!

[oregandes]

Sometimes slow is beautiful

[goroI78]

nice video but action is rather slow, isn't it? :)

[UnionoftheBrits]

Brian Boru tried to united all of Ireland, but the warring provinces would not accept unification. Boru defeated the Vikings, but still could not unite his homeland. Ireland was finally united, in the Norman empire, alongside England. When Normandy was taken over by France, England and Ireland were lecft in a confused state, not sure how to react to one another. The confusing turned to war, and it goes on to this very day, in Ulster.

[gaelicpiper]

You absolute idiot,every man & his dog knows that Brian Boru was SUCCESSFUL in his attempt to unite Ireland.ALL clans,regions and provinces in Ireland recognised Brian as their Ard Ri.There is absolutely no way that you have a degree in history if you do not know even this most basic of facts.Brian is so highly regarded by us Irish because he united all native Irish and Ireland was entirely united at the time of the Norman conquest under the O'Connors.You are stunningly igorant.

[UnionoftheBrits]

friend, he did not unite ireland into a nation. he became high king of ireland, but the four provinces of munster, ulster, connaught and leinster continued to fight ech other, these are facts(how do you know i have a degree in history?) any way, i do. also, why all the anger coming through in your post? even if i was wrong, which i am afraid i am not, your anger is foolish, and does not help your cause, or any cause put forward through idiotic anger.

[gaelicpiper]

There were 5 provinces at that time not FOOL and that is basic Irish history taught in primary schools.If you bother to check Brian's reign contained almost no internecine wars in Ireland & he absolutely was recognised as Ireland's high kingby ALL groups at the time.One of the longest periods of peace here EVER was under Brian!Do you know anything at all?Also,it was not the Normans who subjugated Ireland entirely under one jurisdiction but rather the English later on.Ever heard of The Pale fool?

[Murphy4709]

lol, 'stunningly ignorant'. consider that stolen ;)

[gaelicpiper]

More to the point it does not matter what Brit colonists here say about Irish history or previous unification at any time.You mob are not indigenous to here & were not here in 1014.Yous are almost entirely descended from English & Lowland Scots & stole land in the part of Ireland that wanted Brits here the least.Yous do not belong here,especially in Ulster & the only long term solution is for your repatriation home.Take your foreign names,religion,sports,politica­l allegiances & DNA and GO HOME!!

[themarkofangels]

Let us all remember we are all connected. Ireland has so much beauty to offer in history, culture and music. Revenge and hatred get us no where. Let them die and never return

M. Gallagher (Healer)

[gaelicpiper]

Brian Boru king Of Munster=980.Conquered Leinster & Connacht by=997.Recognised by O'Neills of Ulster as Ard Ri=1002.Did Brian try to unite our homeland after the defeat of the Vikings?...NO he was dead!! He died at Clontarf storyteller so how exactly did Brian try to unite Irishmen after the defeat of the Vikings!? Who did Ireland remain united under after Brian's death?... Mael Sechnaill....STUNNINGLY IGNORANT...

[mrblushy]

his son ?

[gaelicpiper]

Brian Boru's son was called Mael Sechnaill...he preceded him as Ard Ri after the Battle of Clontarf.

[prunch72]

@gaelicpiper your wrong there sorry, Mael Sechnaill (Malachy) was of the southern Ui Neill dynasty and King of Tara, he yielded to Brian Boru in 1002, no relation. The battle of Clontarf was a victory but a sad one, not only was Brian killed but his son and heir Murchad fell and many other Gaelic royals and nobles. Brians other two sons Tagd and Donnchad weren't powerful enough to take their fathers place so the Kingship reverted back to Mael Sechnaill until his death in 1022.

[LadyCat33549]

Hear the grief come through in this Clannad version....