The Yellow Bittern ~ Seamus Heaney!

The Yellow Bittern ~ Seamus Heaney!

Loaded by 'billyshears2010' and with thanks for all the effort. 

Seamus Heaney ( 13th April 1939 - 30th August 2013) 

Paddy Beirne, Liam Clancy An Bonnán Buí Abair Amhrán 5 2 09 2077...

I was given a copy of "The Yellow Bittern" yesterday by a former member of The Meath Writers' Circle who described it as a brilliant translation from the Gaelic by Thomas Mac Donagh who was a teacher in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary and one of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation. He also informed me that it is now banned from our school text books for health and safety reasons! And they all with smart phones!!! I might get back to "The Yellow Bittern" later but I'll let Liam give you his intro to the poem. No better man. There are other songs here as well. With thanks to T G Ciarán who loaded and youtube.