Long Èireannach

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The Long Èireannach (Irish Ship) is a well known Scottish Gaelic waulking song sung by the women when fulling cloth. The sweetheart of each girl present is named in turn by the singers as the song proceeds, the whole of the workers taking up the chorus.

In addition, Long Éireannach (written with a síneadh fada as opposed to a grave accent) is the designation given to ships in the Irish Naval Service Fleet. In this context it is abbreviated to LÉ, as in LÉ Eithne or LÉ Deirdre.

This article incorporates text from “Dwelly’s [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary” (1911)