Oran na Cloiche is a Scottish Gaelic folk song, written by poet Donald Macintyre. It documents the return of the Stone of Destiny

Stone of Destiny

Stone of Destiny may refer to:*Stone of Scone, the coronation stone of Scottish monarchs**Stone of Destiny , a 2008 film directed by Charles Martin Smith...

 to Scotland

Scotland

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, which was retrieved from Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...

 on Christmas Day, 1950 by students. It was most notably covered by and Gaelic/folk singer Kathleen MacInnes

Kathleen MacInnes

Kathleen MacInnes is a Scottish singer, television presenter and actress, who performs primarily in Scottish Gaelic. She is a native of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and lives in Glasgow with her partner and three sons...

 on the Òg-Mhadainn Shamhraidh album and Scottish folk band Mànran

Mànran

Mànran is a Scottish band that was established in June 2010. The band plays a mixture of styles incorporating Gaelic traditions, Scottish folk music and Rock....

from their eponymous debut album,.