Mo Ghile Mear (SATB) - Traditional Irish

Mo Ghile Mear is written in the Irish language - please click here for a pronunciation guide.

Written by the 18th century poet, Seán  Clárach Mac Dómhnaill, Mo Ghile Mear is a traditional Irish allegorical song in which the poet laments the departure of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). This arrangement features the Irish single-headed frame drum, the bodhrán, but an alternative hand-played frame drum may be used as a substitute.

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