A. Martin Freeman

For other people named Martin Freeman, see Martin Freeman (disambiguation).

A. Martin Freeman (1878 in Tooting, London – 1959) was a scholar of medieval Irish texts and collector of Irish music.

He collected the songs of the older generation of singers in the West Cork Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in 1913/14 which became Ballyvourney Collection.

A lecture was given by Iarla Ó Lionáird on his Muskery Collection in Cork University on 30 January 2014.

Works

nos 23,24 and 25 of vol 6 of the journal of the folk song society, 1920–21

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