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Apr 3, 2024 · The Battle of Harlaw is a traditional Scottish folk song that tells the story of a historic battle that took place in 1411 near Aberdeen, Scotland. The song was later recorded by the Scottish folk band Old Blind Dogs on their album “Five” released in 1997. The lyrics of the song describe the journey of the narrator as they pass through ...
- Five (1997)
- Traditional Scottish Folk
- Old Blind Dogs
And ilka sword gaed clash for clash. At the Battle o Harlaw. Wi a diddie aye-o and a fal and a doe. And a diddie aye-o aye-ey. [Verse 9] The Hieland men wi thair lang swords. Thay laid on us fou ...
This song is about the Battle of Harlaw which took place on the 24th July 1411 between a Highland force led by Donald MacDonald, Lord of the Isles and a Lowland force led by Alexander Stewart, the Earl of Mar. MacDonald had a claim on the Earldom of Ross and was attempting to take it by force, but he was met at Harlaw, in Aberdeenshire, by a ...
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Jan 14, 2024 · The battle of Harlaw, a few miles north-west of Aberdeen, was fought on 24 July 1411, ostensibly between highlanders and lowlanders, though in fact it was but an episode in a larger conflict between the centralised Stuart monarchy and the Scottish barons. The highland forces of Donald of the Isles lost the day.
May 12, 2022 · This song, in vernacular Scots, tells the story of the Battle of Harlaw, fought in 1411. An army from the west coast of Scotland, under the command of Donald (or Domhnall), the Lord of the Isles, invaded the Earldom of Ross and advanced toward Aberdeen on the east coast.
Aug 15, 2022 · The Battle of Harlaw (Scottish Gaelic: Cath Gairbheach) was a Scottish clan battle fought on 24 July 1411 just north of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. It was on...
An' ilka sword gaed clash for clash at the Battle of Harlaw. The Heilan' men wi' their lang swords, they laid on us fu' sair And they drave back wir merry men three acres breadth and mair. An' Forbes tae his brither did say, "Noo brither, can't ye see. They've beaten us back on ilka side and we'll be forced tae flee".
