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Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair

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"Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" is a song in the Irish language written by Irish musician Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (father of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh of Altan) about his hometown of Gaoth Dobhair (i.e. Gweedore) in County Donegal. It translates as "the green glens of Gweedore". The song is one of the well-known Irish language songs of Ireland and it can be heard in many Irish pubs around the world.[1][2] The song is about immigration overseas to North America and the desire to go back home to Gweedore, Ireland as well as about a great respect and love for Gweedore, its surrounding nature, and its people.

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  1. ^ Áine Cooke (7 May 2001). "Clár Cinn le hÁine Cooke - Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair". Reocities.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. ^ See p. 282 in Vallely, Fintan (1999) The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, Cork University Press