Óró Mo Bháidín

This week’s song takes us back to the water. Óró Mo Bháidín – Óró My Little Boat was written by Pádraig Mac Piarais, Colm O Lochlainn and Tomas Ó Colmáin at the turn of the last century during the Gaelic Revival. It’s about a little currach, a traditional Irish row boat made with animal skins stretched over a wooden frame. The singer tells us he’s about to set sail and won’t return until the eve of St John, (June 23). He goes on to describe how well she pulls and how easily she swims across the bay and navigates the high waves.

I’ve included two versions below, one by John Spillane from his album Irish Songs We Learned at School and another by the band  Lumiere, Paulan Scanlon, and Éilís Kennedy. 

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Bain taitneamh astu!