My Irish Molly, O — How James Daly was wrongly condemned — Kitty of Coleraine — Maire, my girl / John Keegan Casey — Maire, my girl [article] — A twelfth July song — Pilot Charles O’Boyle, Rutland Island — Roisin Duh : my girl from Donegal — The old Ramelton flax market — The old Ramelton flax market [article] — Turlough O’Boyle and Aileen MacSweeney — Turlough O’Boyle and Aileen MacSweeney [article] — The Irish jaunting car — The Waterloo Priest : a ballad from Buncrana — The Waterloo Priest : a ballad from Buncrana [article] / A.M. O’D. — The piper from the Rosses — The piper from the Rosses [article] — Me own Home Rule coat : a ditty / by J. Bawn — Never despise an old friend — To the river Foyle — Sunny Tyrone : a ballad / by Hugh Quinn — That hero Shane M’Hugh : relating to the incidents of a past generation — Dictates ditties from County Derry [article] — Derry town — The banks of Kilrea — Willy Reilly and his colleen bawn — Will Reilly and his colleen bawn — Bantry Bay — The Strabane fleet — The Strabane fleet : original version — The star of Donegal — The lass from Glencoe — It’s aisy to be smiling / by Barney Maglone — Johnny, I hardly knew ye — Johnny, I hardly knew ye [article] — The Buncrana Train — The Buncrana Train [article] — Shaun Crossa at Dungiven — Shaun Crossa at Dungiven [article] — Francis Bradley — Francis Bradley [article] — The gauger of Gweedore — The gauger of Gweedore [article] — The flower of sweet Strabane — O’Donnell’s farewell to the Rosses — Willboro’ — Willboro’ [article] — The maid of Aghadoey — John’s dream : air, Villiken’s and Dinah — John’s dream [article] — To the statue of Governor Walker / Robert A. Wilson (Barney Maglone) — To the statue of Governor Walker [article] — Let us be merry before we go / John Philpot Curran — Lough Swilly shore / John Duffy — Lough Swilly shore [article] — Van Diemen’s land — Dan O’Connell and the Cockneys — The Feeny boy’s song — The banks of Claudy : original version of the famous Come-all-ye — Eviction of a Donegal priest — Eviction of a Donegal priest [article] — Moorlough Mary — My own ould Irish home / Barney Maglone — The rights of man — The maid of the sweet brown knowe – Love of Erin / by Barney Maglone – Roisin Dubh / John Gerald Roddy – The hills of Donegal – Donnelly and Cooper on the Curragh of Kildare — Index

Me own home rule coat – The mountains of Mourne — Mary’s reply — I’m going to Buncrana — Pilot Charles O’Boyle, Rutland Island – A Twelfth July song — Willie Reilly and his colleen bawn — Lurgy stream – The Irish jaunting car — John’s dream (air: Villiken’s and Dinah) – The man of the north countrie — Maid of sweet Gorteen — My own ould Irish home — Carntoher Braes — Willsboro – The rights of man – The oul’ plaid shawl — Kitty of Coleraine – The Strabane fleet — Love of Erin — Derry town – The banks of Kilrea — Songs of the Gaelic peasantry – The hills of Donegal — It’s aisy to be smiling — Turlough O’Boyle and Aileen MacSweeney — How James Daly was wrongly condemned — My Irish Molly o – The piper from the Rosses — Let us be merry before we go – The unfortunate lovers — Bantry Bay – The maid of Aghadowey — Van Diemen’s Land — Dan O’Connell and the Cockneys — O’Donnell’s farewell to the Rosses — Where is the flag of England — To the River Foyle – The old Ramelton flax market — To the statue of Governor Walker – The ballad of Shane Crossagh — Widow Machree – The old Irish song — Michael Toland, the tailor — There’s luck in odd numbers — Never despise an old friend — Pat Walsh is best of all – The Waterloo priest – The Strabane fleet — Roisin Dubh – The star of Donegal — Sunny Tyrone – The old orange flute — Johnny I hardly knew ye — Moorlough Mary — Donnelly and Cooper on the Curragh of Kildare — Eviction of a Donegal priest – The Buncrana train — Molly Astore – The maid of the sweet brown knowe – The old bog road – The bold beggar’s daughter – The funeral of Michael Heraghty – The banks of Claudy — Pat Campbell the drover — That hero Shane McHugh — Derry’s old wooden bridge — Lough Swilly Shore – The Feeny boy’s song – The North West Tirconaill boys — Glenswilly — Toast of an Irish colleen — As I strolled along Erin’s green shore – The lass of Glencoe — Francis Bradley – The Gaugher of Gweedore — Shaun Crossa at Dungiven – The flower of sweet Strabane

My Irish Molly, O — How James Daly was wrongly condemned — Kitty of Coleraine — Maire, my girl / John Keegan Casey — Maire, my girl [article] — A twelfth July song — Pilot Charles O’Boyle, Rutland Island — Roisin Dun : my girl from Donegal — The old Ramelton flax market — The old Ramelton flax market [article] — Turlough O’Boyle and Aileen MacSweeney — Turlough O’Boyle and Aileen MacSweeney [article] — The Irish jaunting car — The Waterloo Priest : a ballad from Buncrana — The Waterloo Priest : a ballad from Buncrana [article] / A.M. O’D. — The piper from the Rosses — The piper from the Rosses [article] — Me own Home Rule coat : a ditty / by J. Bawn — Never despise an old friend — To the river Foyle — Sunny Tyrone : a ballad / by Hugh Quinn — That hero Shane M’Hugh : relating to the incidents of a past generation — Dictates ditties from County Derry [article] — Derry town — The banks of Kilrea — Willy Reilly and his colleen bawn — Will Reilly and his colleen bawn — Bantry Bay — The Strabane fleet — The star of Donegal — The lass from Glencoe — It’s aisy to be smiling / by Barney Maglone — Johnny, I hardly knew ye — Johnny, I hardly knew ye [article] — The Buncrana Train — The Buncrana Train [article] — Shaun Crossa at Dungiven — Shaun Crossa at Dungiven [article] — Francis Bradley — Francis Bradley [article] — The gauger of Gweedore — The gauger of Gweedore [article] — The flower of sweet Strabane — O’Donnell’s farewell to the Rosses — Willboro’ — Willboro’ [article] — The maid of Aghadoey — John’s dream : air, Villiken’s and Dinah — John’s dream [article] — To the statue of Governor Walker / Robert A. Wilson (Barney Maglone) — To the statue of Governor Walker [article] — Let us be merry before we go / John Philpot Curran — Lough Swilly shore / John Duffy — Lough Swilly shore [article] — Van Diemen’s land — Dan O’Connell and the Cockneys — The Feeny boy’s song — The banks of Claudy : original version of the famous Come-all-ye — Eviction of a Donegal priest — Eviction of a Donegal priest [article] — Moorlough Mary — My own ould Irish home / Barney Maglone — The rights of man — The maid of the sweet brown knowe — Index

Me own home rule coat — Carntoher Braes — Bantry Bay – The star of Donegal – The Queen of Connemara — Rody McCorley – A shawl of Galway grey — Kelly of Killanne — Carndonagh far away — Moville along the Foyle – The stone outside Dan Murphy’s door — Glenswilly – The Gauger from Gweedore — My lovely Irish rose or Strathbregga Bay — Jack McCutcheon’s car — Lovely green Gweedore — Clare’s Dragoons – The Croppy boy — Moorlough Mary — There’s luck in odd numbers – The old bog road — Adieu to Innisfail – The West’s asleep – A street ballad of John Mitchel — God save Ireland – The Blazing star of Drung — Lament of the Irish emigrant — Bold Robert Emmet — Slievenamon — Johnston’s motor car — Pat Ferry’s Farewell to Kerrykeel — Pat O’Donnell’s dream — Bodenstown (air: The harp that once) – The man of the North Countrie – The banks of my own lovely Lee – The three flowers – The piper from the Rosses — How James Daly was wrongly condemned — Lady Day at Cumber Claudy — Cockles and mussels — Rory of the hill – The flower of sweet Strabane — Pearse to Ireland — Boolavogue – The star of the County Down – The peeler and the goat – The Valley of Knockanure — Master McGrath – The men of the West – The maid of the sweet brown knowe – The mountains of Pomeroy — My rose of Fanaboy — My own ould Irish home — Lonely Banna Strand – The jacket’s green – The rebel rover — Londonderry on the banks of the Foyle – The wearing of the green – An exile’s dream – The Boys of Wexford – The Blarney roses — Three brave blacksmiths — Governor Walker’s sash – The ould plaid shawl – The North West Tirconaill boys – The sash my father wore – The Strabane fleet — Carrigdhoun (air: The foggy dew) — Killybegs — Annie dear – The old Fenian gun — Roisin Dubh – The Strabane fleet — Kitty of Coleraine — Dear ould Claudy town (air: The hills of Glenswillee) — Terence’s farewell to Kathleen — Eviction of a Donegal priest – The Feeny boys’ song — To the statue of Governor Walker – The Letterkenny Clock – A nation once again – The three coloured ribbon – The dawning of the day — Skibbereen — Wrap the green flag round me, boys — Let me carry your cross for Ireland, Lord – The rose of Mooncoin – The Banks of Kilrea – The Battle of Garvagh — Along the Faughan side — Step together — Derry’s old wooden bridge — John’s dream (air: Villiken’s and Dinah) — Sweet Inishowen – The Banks of Claudy — Prehen – The moon behind the hill – The old orange flute — Remember Drumboe – The felons of our land — Lough Swilly Shore — O’Donnell’s farewell to the Rosses — Toast of an Irish colleen — Shaun Crossa at Dungiven – A twelfth July song – The funeral of Michael Heraghty — Michael Toland, the tailor – The bold beggar’s daughter – The rising of the moon – The old Ramelton Flax Market — To Ireland’s martyr’s – The Irish peasant girl – The Buncrana train — Turlough O’Boyle and Aileen MacSweeney – The newsboys’ tribute — Go where glory waits thee

Contents — List of illustrations — Abbreviations — Foreword — 1. Preliminary — 2. Magilligan or Tamlaghtard — 3. Music and poetry in local life — 4. The singers — 5. The traditional song repertory — 6. Music and language of the songs — Notes

Notes to the songs — References — Glossary — Index of titles, first lines etc

List of the songs — Adam in paradise = Father Adam — Alexander = The rejected lover = The two true lovers = I’ll travel to Mount Nebo — Another man’s wedding = The nobleman’s wedding — The noble lord’s wedding = The laird’s wedding = An old lover’s wedding [song: music and words = The noble rich wedding = The faultless bride = The faithless bride = The unconstant lover = The love token = The bark and the tree = Orange and blue = All round my hat = Green willow = Down in my garden — The Arranmore disaster — The banks of Kilrea = The banks of Sweet Drumreagh — The banks of Newfoundland = The barque ‘Mariner’ — The banks of the Bann = The brown girl — The brown maid — Barbro Allen = Bonny Barbara Allen = Mary Ellen — The blazing star of Drung = The maid of Drim — The bonny Irish boy = My bonny Irish boy = The bonny boy = The maid’s lament for her pretty Irish boy = The maid’s lament for her bonny Irish boy = The Irish girl’s complaint in Bedlam = The Irish girl — The bonny moorhen = The mulberry bog — The braes of Strathblane = The braes of Strathdon = The bleaches so green = The beach of Strablane = The Chippewa girl — Carrowclare = The maid of Carrowclare = Killyclare / Jimmy McCurry and Eddie Butcher — The close of an Irish day — The cocks is crowing = The drowsy sleeper = Arise, arise, you drowsy maiden = Awake, awake I will put my ship in order = Awake, awake I will set my ship in order = Who’s that knocking? = Oh, who is that that raps at my window? = Who comes tapping to my window? = Let the hills and valleys be covered with snow — Come all you rakish fine young men — Copper John = Cofer John — Craiganee = The flower of Craiganee = The hills of Tandragee = Innisfree = Bonaghee — The crockery ware — The bold lieutenant [words only] — The dark-eyed gipsy = The gipsy laddie = The brown-eyed gipsies = Seven yellow gipsies = The raggle-taggle gipsies — David’s flowery vale = Young McCance = Drummond’s land = Divis mountain — The daysman = A story in rhyme of the hiring fair — Don’t come again = You shan’t come again = The rejected lover — Down by the canal = Bonny Kilwarlin — Erin’s lovely home — The fan = The bold lieutenant = The lions’ den = The den of lions = The lady’s fan = The glove and the lions = The lover’s test = The faithful lover = The hero rewarded = The distressed lady = A trial of true love = The fairest lady in London city = The Bostonshire lady — The farmer’s daughter — The Faughan side — Finvola, the gem of the Roe = The gem of the Roe — Free and easy to jog along — The good ship Cambria — The green fields of America = The emigrant’s farewell — Greencastle shore = The shamrock shore — Paddy’s green shamrock shore — Here’s a health to the company — The hillman = The Connaughtman = Our goodman = The seven drunken nights — I long for to get married = The young men = The cherry tree — The Enniskillen dragoons [song: words only] — India’s burning sands = The Paisley officer = The village pride = Henry and Mary Ann = Blithe and bonny Scotland — The Inniskilling dragoon — It’s just about ten years ago — It’s of a young gentleman = The seducer outwitted — It was in the Queen’s County — James McKee = James Magee — Johnny Doyle = The lost Johnny Doyle = Claudy town — The journeyman tailor = The jovial young sailor = The sailor and the lady = Willie bound down to Derry = It’s of a rich lady — A lady walked in her father’s garden = The young maid stood in the garden = A servant maid in the garden = The maiden in the garden = The pretty fair maid = There was a lady = The green garden = All in a garden = The sailor = The single sailor = The brisk young sailor = The young and single sailor = The sailor’s return = The cowboy’s return = The broken ring = The broken token = The test of love = Seven years since I had a sweetheart = The true lovers’ discussion — Laurel Hill = Kyle’s flowery braes — A new song called The seducer outwitted [song: words only] — The Lisburn maid [song: words only] — The maid of Culmore = The maids of Culmore = The maid of Kilmore — The maid of seventeen — The mason’s word — Minnie Picken = Maggie Picken = Maggie Pickie = Molly picking on the shore = Mary picking cockles — Molly, lovely Molly = Pretty Polly = Polly’s love = Young Willie = The cruel ship carpenter [song: music and words], The Gosport tragedy — The Moorlough shore = The maid of Mourne shore = The maid of the Mourne shore = Walmsley’s shady groves — The mountain streams where the moorcock crows — Where the moor cocks crow [song: words only] — Moville along the Foyle — The new tractor / by Eddie Butcher — The parish of Dunboe = The banished lover = Learmount grove = Claudy town — Pat Reilly = Johnny Golicher = Johnny Gallagher = Johnny Coughlan = Captain Galligan = John Gollaher’s lamentation = The sentry box — Johnny Golicher [song: words only] — The ploughboy = The lark in the morning — The rakes of poverty — Saturday night is Hallowe’en night = Tam Lin — The ship carpenter’s wife = Sale of a wife = Cabbage and goose — A new song on the sale of a wife [son: music and words] — The shores of sweet Benone = Magilligan — The strands of Magilligan — Three gipsies riding = Three dukes riding — Todd’s sweet rural shade — Tossing the hay = The turning of the hay = The new-mown hay = The female haymaker — A new song called The tossing of the hay [song: words only] — The trader = The loss of the ‘Trader’ and crew — The true lover’s discourse = The true lovers’ discussion — The wheel of fortune = Love it’s pleasing = Love it’s bonny = Fair and tender ladies = The false lover — When a man’s in love = A man in love = Young men in love = Boys in love = There is an old man in love — When I was in Ireland = The Kerry recruit = The Irish recruit = The Irish soldier = True Paddy’s song = Pat and the war = Paddy’s ramble = The boy on the land — The widow’s daughter = The widow of the West = The widow of Westmorland = The widow of Westmorland’s daughter — Youghal harbour