forcing Bonnie Prince Charlie to flee to the highlands. He eventually reached Europe where he died in exile (in Rome). In this song a young woman laments the failure of the uprising and her Jacobite lover's absence from Scotland. Pauline Mackay Themes for this song Selected for 17 March Ireland's 'Minstrel Boy', Thomas Moore, was much influenced by Robert Burns. Here, for St Patrick's Day, is a Burns song, unusually not about exile from Ireland but rather enforced emigration to the 'Emerald Isle'. The homesick migr whose lament this is suffers banishment as a defeated Jacobite and will never see 'fair Scotland's strand' or the woman he loves again. Others, as is customary every March 17th, will have more cause to celebrate Ireland and the Irish... This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.