The Verdant Braes of Screen
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The Verdant Braes of Screen is a traditional Irish song. It is believed that the Screen refers to Ballinascreen in County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
. A "brae" is a steeped bank or a hillside.
Being a traditional song orally transmitted, there are several lyrics' versions with versions having been released by Tomas O'Canainn
and Altan.
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. A "brae" is a steeped bank or a hillside.
Being a traditional song orally transmitted, there are several lyrics' versions with versions having been released by Tomas O'Canainn
Tomas O'Canainn
Tomás Ó Canainn is an Irish Uilleann piper, accordion player, singer, composer and writer. He was a founder of the group Na Fili with fiddler Matt Cranitch and whistle player Tom Barry in the late 1960s and 1970s...
and Altan.