''Long Èireannach'' (
Irish Ship) is a well known song in the
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
tradition known as ''Orain Luaidh'', or
waulking song, a type of work song that is sung by the women when fulling cloth. In ''Long Èireannach'' the sweetheart of each girl present is named in turn by the singers as the song proceeds, the whole of the workers taking up the chorus.
Sources
Scottish songs
Work music
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