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Breandán Breathnach Collection Ireland: Singing in Irish
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Breandán Breathnach Collection. Reel-to-Reel 313 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 2

Speech: Untitled [Topics include: how long does it take to make a piper? 7 years learning, 7 years practising, 7 years playing to become a piper; story about squabbling brothers; the test piece for pipers (the tune that follows); introduction to the next piece of music, which SE learned from his father]

Ennis, Seamus - speech in English and Irish
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin - speech in English and Irish

Breandán Breathnach Collection. Reel-to-Reel 313 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 6

Speech: Untitled [Introduction to the theme of the story that follows; story about the hiring fairs, 'Don Nippery Septo'; story about the king of Greece who wanted to give his daughter's hand in marriage to the man who could tell the longest story – the story without end; Ennis refers to the tune that follows as 'The Eternal Slide']

Ennis, Seamus
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin

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