ARTS & DRAMA
Donal Og
Sunday 11 December 2005 16:30-17:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Saturday 17 December 2005 23:30-0:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Exploring the background, effect and lasting appeal of popular poems.
Translated by Lady Augusta Gregory of Goole Park, Donal Og is a ballad that speaks of love and loss. WB Yeats and Lady Gregory gathered Kiltartan stories from the Irish speakers of Galway and Aran.
