A. Martin Freeman
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A. Martin Freeman was a scholar of medieval Irish
texts and collector of Irish Music.
He Collected the songs of the older generation of singers in the West Cork
Gaeltacht
(Irish speaking area) in 1913/14 which became Ballyvourney Collection.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
texts and collector of Irish Music.
He Collected the songs of the older generation of singers in the West Cork
West Cork
West Cork refers to a geographical area in south-west Ireland, lying within Ireland's largest county, County Cork. Traditionally a popular tourist destination, the area is seen as being distinct from the more populated northern or eastern parts of the county, as well as the more urban area of...
Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht
is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...
(Irish speaking area) in 1913/14 which became Ballyvourney Collection.
Works
- nos 23,24 and 25 of vol 6 of the journal of the folk song society, 1920-21