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THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS

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A work for radio by H. A. L. CRAIG
On September 14, 1607, a frightened tittle ship sailed from Lough Swilly , carrying into exile the Earls of Tyrone and Tirconnell, the O'Neill and the O'Donnell. The flight of the Earls was the visible fall of Gaelic Ireland. and members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company with Enid Simon (harp) The songs set by Tristram Cary and Dominic Behan
Production by DouGLAS CLEVERDON
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Contributors

Unknown:
H. A. L. Craig
Unknown:
Lough Swilly
Unknown:
Gaelic Ireland.
Harp:
Enid Simon
Unknown:
Tristram Cary
Unknown:
Dominic Behan
Production By:
Douglas Cleverdon
The O'Neill:
Godfrey Quigley
The O'Donnell:
Jack MacGowran
Brian Macnamee, The O'Neill's harpist:
Dominic Behan
Seamus O'Leary, The O'Donnell's harpist:
Norman Henry
Maguire:
Harry Hutchinson
Art Macsuagnaigh:
P G Stephens
Captain Bath:
Norman Wynne

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