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  • Not "hundreds of thousands". A few thousand - and more on the Government side than the Jacobite one, since the Jacobites massacred almost all the defeated army at the Battle of Prestonpans while most of the Highlanders at Culloden escaped. (The Battle of Falkirk was the other major one, with lighter casualties, but again more on the Government side).

    The Jacobites didn't want to put an end to religious persecution, they just wanted to do the persecuting themselves.

  • The political reality is that there are 3 choices: (1) Parliamentary Unionism with rule from Westminster (the Whig-Tory-Labour solution) (2) Self-government under the Crown (the Jacobite solution), or (3) Racist-nationalist separatism - promoted in Ulster by murder - which will simply result in rule from Brussels by unelected bureaucrats far worse than Westminster (the dumb ass racist solution).

    The obvious choice for any sane person is (2).

  • The Jacobite rising was about the constitutional restoration of the legitimate government and the restoration of self-government under the Crown against a parcel of corrupt exploiters who had seized power illegally and were oppressing the people, in England as much as Scotland and Ireland. Constitutional self-government is now back on the menu. Don't spoil it with the poison of racism!

  • This song is beautiful and deeply sad. I shed a tear when i hear it sang well. Makes me proud to be from Charleville and Ireland. The poetry of Sean Clarach Mac :Domhnal is beautiful. Is e an fhile go huinteach a chairde. Apologies for the spelling in Irish but i was never good at written Irish.

  • "All it takes is 4 true scots and a set of bagpipes to start a revoloution" - An old scots proverb that has proved itself time after time, sadly for the past few centuries we have lived uner english rule no thanks to King James, whose to say that Bonnie Prince Charlie would have got us independance, but it prefer him over King Billy anyday (thats comeing from a protestant) Patriotism over Religion Any day, Alba Gu Brath

  • @mohawkmohican - "Patriotism over religion" is exactly what gave us the First World War and the slaughter of the trenches. Have you learned nothing, blockhead? Bonnie Prince Charlie was about restoring constitutional rights and self-government for the 3 Kingdoms, not some fatheaded racist-nationalist idiocy. No true Scot wants another bloody revolution!

  • This is song beautiful!

  • STOP arguing about who invaded who! Things happened and they were tragic. But that was in the long past. Carrying the hatred does not undo the past. Just enjoy the song and the beauty of the Gaelic language - keep up the squabbling and the language could disappear as it almost already did!

  • @LakesideArt Without the passion there will be no language. Without the historic emotion there will be no memory. Go back to your playstation pal.

  • OH AND ANOTHER THING LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND STOP SQUAGGLING

  • FFS! why is it everytime there is a bagpipe song , gealic song or whatever song theres always some f***** Twat / twats that have to bring in the rule or the country and bring the past / history of britain into it.

    BOTTOM LINE IS WE ARE ALL ON THIS ISLAND, SCOTTISH WELSH & ENGLISH GET OVER YOURSELVES AND LIVE TOGEATHER ffs,

    IM BIGGINNING TO THINK YOUTUBE IS FULL OF UN EDUCATED FOLK!

  • thats wats the song is about

  • @2089se its a song about the sadness of the irish people when Bonnie prince Charlie was put in exile

  • ~Splendid! Mary Black does not disappoint!

  • even if the english did give back the 6 six counties we can afford the 26 we hav rite now............

  • I'm spanish, from Galicia, and when i was in scotland a month ago i heard about the story of the Bonnie Prince Charlie and the jacobites, a sad story...

    Alba go bragh!!

  • ugh, all references to the ra are just sickening in this day and age.

  • Jasus Tower yer fucking eejit.We owe the world.

  • Did this song on my Leaving Certificate Course. Very masterful peice of music. Tiocfaidh ár Lá.!!

  • アイリッシュ音楽は良いね。アイルランド行ったこと無いけど、と­ても懐かしく感じる。

  • Another round of bullshit

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  • Beautiful

  • im half swedish irish im proud of my scadinavian and irish roots

  • The French chose to leave Morocco when the french colony tanked under the indigenous population rebellion. The Brits should do the same in Ireland. Give the last six counties back to the Irish........

  • @bweber2k Give America back to the Indians..................You twat! Fucking hypocrit

  • @bweber2k - Weber and the ill-informed geek are simply racists. There is no place for racism in any sane politics. You are also ignorant of what this song is about. It is not about Irish or Scots nationalism both of which are racist abominations. It is about the attempt to retain the ancient constitutional rights in these islands at a time when they were being trampled upon by a corrupt government. The Bonnie Prince was King of all 3 kingdoms - including England - not just one!

  • The paintings you have chosen, spadecaller, are as beautiful as the song itself.

  • I especially like the songs by May Black where her voice is the main instrument

  • Specsavers brought me here >.>

  • The painting of the woman with her head down resting on the table reading a letter ...Who is that by?? I really want to know. thanks

  • @mobiusmaximus I'm not sure of my facts here but I have a feeling it's by John Singer Sargent?

  • Ahhh true that Tfall (<---sorry just an abbreviation) Keep in mind though that" those who've forgotten their history are doomed to repeat it!"

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  • did this song for my leaving cert in 2008, never minded it much. But now i am studying Gaeilge in college and listening to MAry singing this song brings bród and áthas orm, her voice is amazing..from now I am buying Irish music! I had never realised how beautiful our heritage is!!! an mhaith ar fad! ní neart go cur le chéile!!!!!

  • A beautiful song, part of our Celtic heritage. I'm almost embarrassed to admit a Specsavers advert brought me here lol

  • @Wrz2e the song was dedicated to the scottish prince Bonny Prince Charlie with the last Scottish rebelion of 1745 he was called the dashing darling by the irish gaels mo Gile Mear. Its a lament to what the gael of scotland and ireland lost in the rebelion and that he may return. He never could.

  • For, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom -- for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.

    The Declaration of Arbroath 1306

  • owned by IMF... how about owned by the EU... u r a joke... and a bad one

  • Irish nationalist republican rebel = stupid racist fathead ignorant of his own history who forgets that Cromwell was a republican and O'Connell a life-long monarchist, the Dubliners booed the rebels of 1916, that Dev connived at the murder of Collins and that the whole republican experiment has ended with the likes of Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowan and a debt of 46 m Euros. This song is about Jacobite Ireland - not nationalist republican rebel Ireland. Wake up and smell the Guinness!

  • There seems to be something inherently musical about the Gaelic language ... wonderful. Anyone agreeing, I recommend listening to Clannad and, for Scottish Gaelic, to Capercaille.

  • Sam & Blue. Your average English speaking person is not going to know those words. Especially American's who have lost that Cultural Connection. That's why you have to patiently teach people.

  • tis me own hart thas bruken ,,,,,,, an asa wundar where wan cud buy these here prints.......

  • God bless the Scots and all those that try to keep our shared culture alive. Before I get jumped on by someone, I come from one of the last Gaelic speaking areas of Canada. It is there that both Gaelic languages fight to stay alive and our strongest influence is still from across the sea.

  • God bless the Scots.

  • The beauty of this video is enough to break this lassie's heart.

  • who painted the picture of woman with her face on table?

  • who painted the picture of the woman in white blouse with her face down on the table? I have not been able to track it down?

  • You might just Call it Irish or Gaelic back home. But in this conversation you would have to say it's Irish Gaelic to differentiate it from Scottish Gaelic. To Help people understand. Just as surely as you would have to differentiate Gaelic from the Q-Celtic languages that would have been spoken in Iberia, etc.

  • @StormEssence Gàidhlig or gaeilge not gaelic simples

  • @StormEssence It's just "Gaeilge", tá sé éasca

  • quit fighting with words,celts ! united you should stand to kick out them saxons from your very own countries.

  • Wow! My namesake, Bonnie Prince Charlie...I'm honoured.

  • this song is about our fathers, our heroes

  • I tear up everytime I listen to this. Irish music just has a singular power

  • @Towerfallart5000

    Eire & Alba old son, Albion the Fair, the White Isle, land of apples (Angels of Avalon).

    Plus Erin the Green, land of Giants, where youth means Ogra, and 27 men, up to and over 7' tall, can step from one womb, in a tiny cottage :o) Must be something in that water ;) (I call it Soul Power).

    PS: I <3 Gaelic (Goedelic) & Cymraig (Brythonic) both. I can tolerate Anglo-Saxon, because it just happens to be my mother language - my ancestors were German (Goethic?) Jews (YHVH) :-)

  • @AustinPowers108 ... you do realise that Goidelic and Brythonic are the two families of languages that sprouted Gaeilge, Gaelg, Gàidhlig and Cymraeg, Kernewek and Brezhoneg respectively right?

  • Must admit I tend towards Dublina's side. It is worth noting that the Gaels in A' Ghàidhealtachd had little trouble with their eyesight until the filthy "english" occupier started to take its pornography North of the Highland line.

  • This is the Gaelic song used in the casually racist 'specsavers advert' when a shepherd in the Gaeltacht shaves a dog instead of a sheep that is shown on british T.V.

    The story behind the song is fascinating, it was written in Ireland and is in praise of Charles Edward Stuart who was then in exile. The tune became anglicised to the more familiar 'Will Ye no come back again ?'.

  • @DublinaThe ? in what way is the specsavers advert "casually racist"? i really cant see it !!! and you,ve no proof that they,re in the Gaeltacht(ireland or canada)i thought it the was scottish highlands(A' Ghàidhealtachd)

    i think its far more likely that you have imagined this as a slight on the gaelic people by the "english" well im northern english of irish decent who loves visiting scotland(nice people) im proud of my gaelic heritage and one thing i hate is racism,get over yourself you idiot

  • Ahm just surprised that the "idiot" who shears a dug wizny portrayed wi red hair an a big red beard !

    It would have been less racist if his croft wiz burning doon and his faimly were being turfed oot in the snaw by british soldiers. Ahm nae surprised that you like it in Scotland though, eh? you probably go to Argylle where there's no Scots left at aw or tae inglaness. Numpty.

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  • @darthlingus

    p.s your bum's in a tinny pal. the queen of england has just been welcomed with open arms into the brave Irish republic today without so much as a boo to a goose while last week the people of Scotland (some of them Scottish) voted for SNP majority rule.

    Go mbí do chaolán amuigh agat

  • @DublinaThe i told my mate today about your comments,his reply was(and i quote)"what a diddie,tell him he's a chookter"and"theres no way that advert is racist"

    (bums in a tinny,that made me laugh)

    Go mbí scian id shúilibh is dealg úcaire id thóin thiar

    Míola id chraiceann is gearb ar do ghabhal

    Nár éirí sé dhuit

  • @darthlingus

    listen pal, this is my last reply. My struggle to see Scotland's flower again isn't a joke.

    you told me yourself you are english i.e no respect

    how can you possibly try to put an indigenous curse on me without reflecting it back to yourself?

    one last thing ma wee gille-tòine

    Titim gan e ort

    know that

  • @DublinaThe see thats your problem scotlands flower has never wilted,open your eyes and you might just see that,its a fantastic place from north to south east to west.i have many friends north of the border

    and the insult about my being english and having no respect shows you have an unecessary and ingrained hatred towards the english.and i did tell you my family is irish

    this will also be my last reply and yeah yeah very clever,question my sexuality and wish me dead,how old are you ?

  • People are saying that pearseand connolly would ve turning in their graves for what has happened recently. Pearse and connolly and everyone else involved in the rising done nothing for this country but cause a mass of civilian death. They killed nearly 300 innocent civilians. Is that doing good for your country? The only reason why the rising (which was a failure) is seen as a success is due to the over-reaction of the brits. Before theyre over-reaction the people of dublin spat and jeered on t

  • @Lillynchy09 u are an idiiot! how can u disrespect the sacrifice of pearse and connolly? are u really irish? you are a disgrace

  • @Legionairius807 im not disrespecting it. im just outlining the hatred that was felt for them in that present time. also there are many more people who done more for the country than they did and dont get enough respect that they deserve.

  • Wow, this really powerful

  • I know this song thanks to Chieftains and Sting. Listening to a woman singing this makes me cry

  • Recent studies have proven that today's English are Germanic by DNA,not Celtic.

  • @Pictish76 Which studies are you refering to in such error? DNA has revealed the entirety of the British Isles to be "stubbornly Celtic". Germanics do not dominate there.

  • Tens of thousands of Irish and Scotsmen gave their lives to defend the right of the legitimate and native kings of GB against the strangers... the imposter of Holland and the cruel Hun of Germany. The British royal family are still German (the house of Saxe-Coburg-Goethe). The last legitimate 'British' king was James II. All since have been but Germanic degenerate inbred hun princelings.

  • Saor Alba agus Eireann!!!! Remember Culloden.

  • it took us irish 700 years to win our freedom and we gave it away after 88 years! the government of ireland shud be shot for treason. pearse and connolly are turning in their graves!

  • @Legionairius807 aye, 'tis true, 'tis true

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  • Island of Britain = England + Scotland + Wales. United Kingdom = England + Scotland + Wales + Northern Ireland + Isle of Mann. Island of Ireland = Republic of Ireland + Northern Ireland. Long story short, England = Fat invading bastard who owns everything cept for Rep of Ireland who is now owned by the IMF. Gawd i luv our neck of the woods!

  • @Towerfallart5000 I'M ENGLISH!!!! AND I copletley agree with you

  • @Towerfallart5000 The Irish, Scots and Welsh are unfortunately blinded with their victim-stories of yesteryear. While you continue to promulgate your sad stories, our respective countries, which, let's be honest, share a very similar culture and DNA, are being invaded by the third world. Keep complaining about the English because we're going to die off, and so will the Irish. Wake up - your leaders are traitors.

  • @Towerfallart5000 theyll never own scotland. thats why she's called scotland not north england.

  • @Towerfallart5000 Minor point, but the Mann isn't part of the United Kingdom. Somehow it's separate. Put Isle of Man into Wikipedia.

  • @Towerfallart5000

    Have you ever through about why there are celtic people in scotland? Invasion from ireland. Everyone was at it.

  • @nvb2005 Not invasion, but ethnic migration of old. The celts used to be all over the British isles, along with the Scots in Scotland. When the Romans came, they were basically pushed from England into wales and Scotland. Then after the Romans came the Angols and Saxons, who kept control of England until 1066 and the Norman invasion.

  • @Towerfallart5000 The Isle of Man isn't in the UK. Apparently it's technically a crown dependancy, or something. A bit like the Channel Islands not being part of the UK. Just me being pedantic. I see your point, however.

  • Ahh is aoibhinn liom an amhráin seo :)

  • ceol deas

  • Wales isn't a country its a principality. act of unon was the union of scotland and England. Ireland wasn't divided then and wasn't part of it. It is now part of United kingdom but not GB.

  • Great song - it's about what could have been, not as it was, We all know what Charles was, what went wrong and why. Does anybody think it would have been a good thing if he had won? We are Celts, where ever we roam, and that's where my heart is...

  • @Kelt4ever Bless you and the Celt Spirit that lives within you.

  • Hello to all. I'm an Irish American Marine who has had the honor and priviledge of serving with the Brits in Iraq and Afghanistan. I call upon you all to remember that the past is past. There were wrongs aplenty done to all by all. We are all allied now. We have been for nearly a century. Western European/American culture is under attack. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, we shall hang together or we shall surely hang separately. God Save Ireland God Save the Queen God Bless America

  • @terrymcgowan God bless you and thank you for your service, Marine! Semper Fi!

  • Hello to all. I'm an Irish American Marine who has had the honor and priviledge of serving with the Brits in Iraq and Afghanistan. I call upon you all to remember that the past is past. There were wrongs aplenty done to all by all. We are all allied now. We have been for nearly a century. Western European/American culture is under attack. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, we shall hang together or we shall surely hang separately. God Save Ireland. God Save the Queen. God Bless America

  • Regarding flanncada's comments. There were not more Irish fighting for Charles Edward Stuart than Scots and neither were there more Scots in Cumberland's army, than English. The latter perception is British propaganda. May I suggest you read Murray Pittock's, " Myth of the Jacobite Clans".Enligtenment awaits.

  • i am na hÉireann. i gcónaí i Meiriceá. Ní bheidh an teanga bás. amhrán álainn.

  • @k0vert Ta me aon bhlian deag daois ach duirt me gach rud agus ta an amhran an-halainn! Is brea liom Meiricea. Ta me i gconai i Baile Atha Cliath.

  • type in drenalin ghile mear techno !!

  • It's a song. A song about historical events that had resonance throughout the British and Irish isles. It's funny that it should make dewy-eyed monarchists out of those I would suspect to be republicans otherwise, but that's the power of song for you.

  • i dunno what ur all fighting about? aint that the point? to stop fighting? irish and scotts both have reason to hate and distrust the british yet to this day the IRA is all we hear about..and all most ppl know about history or relate it too is Braveheart..which in and of itself is a pretty accurate portrayal of british tyrany over the centuries. i being of both scottish and irish descent, hate the brits, sum say i have no right, but i would be in ireland or scotland now if not for the brits 

  • @rhaevn67 You illustrate exactly what we are nitpicking about. History may be bunk but inaccurate history insults our ancestors (and maybe the intelligence of those to whom Braveheart is presented as history). There were more Irish fighting for Charles Edward than Scots and more Scots in Cumberlands army than English. To many Scots Bonny Charlie was too associated with Popery to be welcome. Incidentally William Wallace was betrayed to the English by Robert the Bruce

  • @rhaevn67 Great Britian is made up of Northern Irelend, Scotland, England and Wales. You are so ignorant! You hate the Brits? which ones? the Scots? The Welsh? The Northern Irish? The English? I'll bet you live in America right? (And before you ask, I am Scottish)

  • @SalesLeadSecrets Great britain is made from only two countries my friend, scotland and England. NI is part of UK but not GB.

  • @mikeybhoy12345 Your Ignorance is staggering! You MUST be an American right? What about Wales? England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. Never heard of Wales???

  • @SalesLeadSecrets Great Britain, or Greater Britain as it should be in real terms, is a geographical term which refers to the largest island in a group of islands off the north west coast of mainland Europe, which includes, Scotland, England, & Wales.... Collectively known as the British Isles, another geographical term, which includes Ireland & Great Britain, & all the lesser or smaller islands which surround it!

  • @planetyouranus22 ....is feidir leat chuir do lamh suas do thon muna cheapain tu go bhfuil ein bhuint le Eire leis na amadan sin trasna an uisce!!!!

  • sorry to bother you could i ask who was the painter of the seascape the beautiful waves

  • amhrán dén céad scoth.. go raibh míle maith agat Thespadecaller

  • Mary Black has the voice of an ANGEL!

  • I'm 100% pure Irish, (living in Ireland), and I love this song sooooo much!!!!

    Is aoibheann liom an ámhrán seo!!!

  • this song is excellent. but seriously, was 1 of those pictures aragorn frm lord of the ring? lol

  • beautiful!!!

  • A beautiful rendition of the song, Mary Black is one of the finest Gaeilge/Gaidhlig singers.

    Unfortunately, I do not have either language but, nevertheless,

    Erin agus Alba go bragh!!

    Brian Mac Caba.

  • This is by far the best version of the song I've come across so far!

    Entirely in Irish and pronounced perfectly! What more can you ask for!

    Is amhrán iontach í seo. Táím ag staidéár do m'ardteist í agus ceapaimse go bhfuil sí an dán is fearr ar an gcúrsa! :D

  • I'm currently re-reading the second book of Gabaldon's saga " Outlander" it's the one about the preparation of Jacobite's rebellion and all the events till Culloden. Seeing this video was just so fitting to visualise the story.

    THANKS !

  • An exceptionally well done tribute!!! Thank you SpadeCaller!! You chose some fantastic art and graphics to go with this most wonderful of songs.

  • There's a tendency to explain the Stuart threat as a conflict between the Celtic and non-Celtic nations in the British Isles. Even as the last attempt by Scotland to achieve the status before 1707. Unfortunately,there's no such a thing. The Stuarts were supported by the Highland clans (not by "Scotland") mainly because he, like the rest of the royal line, were Catholic, which also accounts for the Irish support. BPC could never have reached as far as Derby only with 'Celtic' help.

  • What a delightful find, I loved your use of images on this video to capture the mood of the wonderful music.

  • thank you corkyjnr, much appreciated

  • can anyone find the proper lyrics to this song?

    seeing as no website is able to spell irish right haha

  • @xLoLaTVx There are many different versions of this song, and different dialects of Irish use different spellings sometimes, so the versions you are finding may be corrects.

    However, Irish is usually spelt very badly online for some reason. Cuireann séisteach orm!

  • Is aoibhinn liom an amhrán seo.

  • Sarebbe bello sentirla interamente cantata dai MCR, visto che anche solo il ritornello fa paura!

  • @Lauple

    Concordo!

  • Irish means" scottish pirate" our people are the same we speak slightly differant gaellic many songs sung by the irish are in fact  scottish. The Irish have bravely defended their culture the scots have not! thus the origins of music( celtic that is ) is subscribed to the irish

  • @davidh9134 God man that is insulting! We are gaels together. We rise and fall together and this song above all others unites us. I am very disturbed by your comment. "the Scots have not" Shocking. Come where I live in Canada!

  • Typical English response, Icargill. Divide and conquer. Truth is, Irish and Scots always were the same people, through music, culture, and blood. It took the English pricks to divide us.

  • With reference to Prince Charles Edward Stuart, let us not forget that the '45 was a civil war not a nationalist war. There were southern Scottish clans who fought against the highland clans and there were English who longed for a Stuart victory. The Hanovarians were usurpers to the rightful line of the Stuarts. God bless the king over the water.

  • i love this song but i am having trouble finding the correct lyrics for this version, i found lots of lyrics but none match up, does anyone have the exact lyrics for this particular Mary Black version, thank you so much.

  • @Oisinspotting 1.

    Bímse buan ar buairt gach ló,

    Ag caoi go crua 's ag tuar na ndeor,

    Mar scaoileadh uainn an buachaill beo,

    'S ná ríomhthar tuairisc uaidh, mo bhrón!

    Cúrfá:- 'Sé mo laoch mo ghile mear,

    'Sé mo Shaesar, gile mear!

    Ní bhfuaireas féin aon tsuan ar séan,

    Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghile mear!

  • @corkyjnr verse 2&3 2. Ní haoibhinn cuach ba suairc ar neoin, Táid fíor-choin uaisle ar uathadh spóirt, Táid saoithe is suadha i mbuairt 's i mbrón, Ó scaoileadh uainn an buachaill beo. Cúrfá:- 'S mo laoch ... srl. 3. Níl séis go suairc ar chrua-chruit cheoil, Tá an éigse i ngruaim gan uaim 'na mbeol; Táid béithe buan ar buairt gach ló, Ó théarnaigh uainn an buachaill beo. Cúrfá:-
  • @corkyjnr and 4 Ní mhaoidhfead féin cé hé mo stór,

    Tá insint scéil 'na dhéidh go leor,

    Ach guím chun Aoin-Mhic Dé na gcomhacht

    Go dtige mo laoch gan baoghal beo.

  • @Oisinspotting hey sorry had post them seperately hope it helps :)

  • What is this langauge? =/ i would like to learn more about it, can someone help me?

  • @knockaroundguyz Its in Irish Gaelic bro. Its very similiar to Scottish Gaelic :)

  • @knockaroundguyz The Roman Empire called Irish "the language of kings."

  • @ballybunion9 They called old gaelic the language of kings modern irish is different.

  • It's been a while since I last heared this song, but it came creeping back into my mind and got stuck.. Problem, I couldn't remember artist nor title,only Gaelic with a female voice.. I looked through all my records.. I was so desperate that I was about to look through every gaelic song on youtube, when I remembered Celtic Woman used bits of the song in one of theirs.. Well, that made searching a lot easier! I'm so glad I found it now, peace of mind once again and one Irish treasure richer. <3

  • Wonder full song ! so sad ! so beautyfull !

  • Down with the Usurpers!

  • its in old gaelic irish , im studying it for my leaving cert

  • If only, Charlie. If only.

    Much better than these pretenders to the throne today.

  • @nacho1560 you are so right ... James VIII

    and Charles are the true kings of Britain

  • @nacho1560 Its kinda sad to think that the people of England cared more about their leader following the same religion than of being of true english blood in those times

  • @TylerMaple3009

    That's because there is no such thing as "true English blood". There is true British blood, that would be the Irish, Scots, Welsh, etc.. the "English" are in fact of German descent and have much in common with those cousins of theirs.

  • Inverkenny...thank you for the bit o history it was very interesting and brings some depth to these songs from so long ago. It must be unbelievably wonderful to live where history resides in its land, its seas and its people. From a girl in canada with the "thistle and shamrock variety of DNA".

  • Spendid Scotland.Splendid song

  • I am not able to follow the lyrics O_o

  • They're in Scots Gaelic!

  • SlightlySusan, this song is Irish, why would the lyrics be in Scots?

  • Scots and Irish are both Gaelic. The language spoken by the Highlanders is pronounced, in English, Scots Gallic. The song is from Scotland because it is about the Young Pretender!

  • SlightlySusan, Being about the Young Pretender does not automatically make a song Scottish, and by every account (OTHER than yours) it is Irish. It is written in Irish Gaelic, which is, as much as this might go against your perception, different from Scots.

    PS: The original version of Oro Se do Bheatha 'Bhaile, a VERY Irish song, was about Bonnie Prince Charlie as well. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

  • its irish! if you knew Gàidhlig you'd know thats not it!!!!

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  • Actually, Susan, I think you will find the language is Irish Gaelic. Seán Mac Domhnaill was an Irish poet. But yes, the song is about Bonnie Prince Charlie, because the gaels in both Ireland and Scotland had common cause against the English at the time, and the Irish had hopes that a Scottish defeat of the English wolud 'free' them too. Hence their shared sorrow at Charles' defeat. So its an Irish song about a Scottish king.

  • Shay muh lay moe Gil-ah Mar

    Shay moe Hay-suh, Gil-ah Mar,

    Soon nawh shayn nee voor-ahs hayn

    Oh coo-ig EE-gayne moe Gil-ah Mar.

    Tá fáilte romhat. (You're welcome. :) )

  • Beautifully done!

  • Absolutely stunning! Your selection of pictures is superb! Many many thanks! Couldn't be better!

  • Beautiful rendition of a haunting song. I would love to learn this amazing language one day

  • Ta an ceol go hiontach :D, its a lovely song :D studying the poem at the moment so thanks for putting this up :D

  • Great song, beautiful pictures.

  • is aoibheann liom e

  • Wonderful song, sung beutifully.

    Just a wee note to Thespadecaller: The 'Great Pretender' is a title of a song sung by Freddy Mercury.

    You meant the 'Young Pretender' - but as this is a Jacobite song, Prince Charles wasnt a 'Pretender' to the throne, he was the Rightful King

  • why has this ben marked as a poor comment? its fact!

  • wonderful  wonderful

  • Thespadecaller,

    Thank you for posting this particular choice of art and song.

    Excellent! :-)

  • im swedish and irish!!!

  • @darkblu1 never came across a person who was swedish and irish before!!