Matt McGinn - The Heilan Man

[kinlochighlander]

Great song, sung by my fathers uncle,many people do'nt know Matt was a school teacher, also that Billy Connoly was a protege of Matt, saw both of them many times in the Scotia bar close to the old Metropole, R.I.P. Matt you brought a lot of

pleasure to a lot of people

[johnny65]

Did you all ken that the Picts used phsycological warfare on the Romans

[MynyddBaddon]

Here's to the ancient Caledonians who never bent knee to Rome!

[segano1]

The Romans were used to the people of Scotland's battle tactics, the Scots knew their land very very well, and the Romans failed miserably to conquer Scotland, the Romans called the Scots as "Picts" - because of their blue tattoos in battle and they called the land of Scotland as "Caledonia" and Ireland as "Hibernia".

England and Wales were the only lands nearby that were conquered by the Romans and named as

"Britannia" - an extended province of Rome.

Scotland has never truly been conquered.

[3tangle3]

@segano1 be careful using the word "scot" from scotti an irish tribe ;)

[segano1]

@3tangle3 'Scotti' isn't Irish and isn't a tribe either,

Scotland is a completely different nation from Ireland.

[3tangle3]

@segano1 I was merely highlighting certain origins!! scotti tribe were in what is now ulster...have a read up - you;re identity is your own....if you were proud to be peruvian i should respect that ;)

[robsargent4]

@3tangle3 now just called "Ireland" -from the Irish "Eire", not Scotland. All a bit confusing, but then history is. I suppose the present is as well...maybe even more confusing than the future.

[segano1]

@3tangle3 It's the other way around, there is no evidence that any major number of people came from Ulster to Scotland/Caledonia beyond Columba and a few of his missionaries after he was exiled from Ireland, so he came to Scotland at the Isle of Iona, and set up his Christian monastery to preach to the early Scots.

That's why all the evidence points to Dál Riata having always been part of Scotland/Caledonia and migration went 'to' Antrim not 'from', even the capital, Dunadd, was in Scotland,

[robsargent4]

@segano1 Scotti were originally from Ireland (the Romans couldn't really make their mind up over whether they'd call Ireland Hibernia or Scotia - they called Scotland Caledonia). Later the Scotti (or "Scots" in English) settled in what's now western Scotland & according to legend they took over/united with the Picts (the original inhabitants of northern Scotland) to found the Kingdom of Alba - which seems to have adopted the name Scotland as far as English-speakers are concerned, while Ireland's

[rosswatt1979]

thanks 4 upload.....and iv ye made the vid thanks again as always good tae hiv sumthing tae look it

[cosmik1966]

fine songs from a man that we will never be able to replace rip matt

[showaddy11]

furiously funny wit a man

[postmanprick]

this is the only thing i have heard that could make me patriot....

GRRRIGOLII

[3tangle3]

@postmanprick a pictish patriot

[piratebrido]

Belter of a song, thanks for uploading. A few of your English translated lyrics are wrong though.

[killiekentman]

love this one

[thismonkeyisnuts]

Fine song from Matt. Like many others, I really only heard The Two Heided Man album. But then thats the wonder of YouTube. In amongst the rubbish is some real gems like this.

Thanks bigmanio!

[CelticNationalist]

A great song

......the line "with a kilt and a big claymore" is historically inaccurate however. Kilts were not worn by highlanders until the late 16th century and claymores were not invented until around 1500.

Hadrians wall was built in 122AD.

[DonnyMacG]

Don't believe what you read on Wicky..

Claymore; claidheamh cùil, a back-sword with three blood grooves running down the Blade like the Basket Sword.

Claidheamh leathann, a broadsword; Claidheamh dà-làimh, a two-handed sword, properly Claidheamh mór.

AKA Claymore has been around since Willam the Lion's era and the name has moved along with time but basicly it means a Scottish Sword.

Anyway enjoy Matts haverin..

[johnny65]

here here.

[SelfProtection95]

Grigalie! Grigaloo! Excellent song

[nacho1560]

Never heard this one before. Brilliant.

[craigowler]

Aye...Hadrian's Wa' wis the second attempt thae hid trehd it wi' Antonine's Wa'

[praskovia13]

great vid

[praskovia13]

old Hadrian knew he'd not get the Scottish Lands, great wall all the same

[hankmacgregor]

Aye one of mine as well.

[maxriddles]

Hank, I watched some of your videos, excellent man!

[maxriddles]

Nice one Bigmanio, Thanks very much for posting. This is one of my very favourites.