Iarla and Páidí Ó Lionáird perform a song made famous by their grand aunt Elizabeth Cronin.
Iarla Ó Lionáird presenter of 'The Pure Drop' introduces and then sings 'Táim Cortha Bheith Im' Aonar Im' Luí' a translation of which is 'I Am Weary From Lying Alone'.
Before perfoming a duet with his brother Páidí, Iarla explains that it is a macaronic song with a verse sung in Irish and then in English.
This episode of 'The Pure Drop' was broadcast 13 June 1990.
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