Donegal

Hugh Shields Collection. Reel-to-Reel 130 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 8

HSH-18739/1/259098/08
Part
28 August, 1979 ; 30 August, 1979

Talk about the song ‘The high hills of Derry’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English

Hugh Shields Collection. Reel-to-Reel 130 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 10

HSH-18739/1/259098/10
Part
28 August, 1979 ; 30 August, 1979

Part of Hugh Shields Collection

Lovely green Gweedore, song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English

Hugh Shields Collection. Reel-to-Reel 131 [sound recording] / [various performers]

HSH-18739/1/259099
Item
25-Aug-81

Part of Hugh Shields Collection

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 25 August, 1981 [tracks 1–5]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, speech in Irish Tracks 1-2, 5, speech in Irish and English Track 3, singing in Irish Track 4;
Shields, Hugh, speech in Irish Track 5

Running Order:
1. An Cleamhnas (Fadó shin agus is fada é ba gnáthach le mná bheith shiúil ag déanamh cleamhnais...’), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English
2. An Cleamhnas (take two), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
3. Story of the song ‘Thug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí’, story story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English
4. Thug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí (Arú, hug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí agus tharlaí damh cailín deas óg’) , song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
5. Talk about the song ‘Thug mise ruaig chun na nGleanntaí’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish [END OF BAND TWO]

Hugh Shields Collection. Reel-to-Reel 132 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 3

HSH-18739/1/259100/03
Part
25-Aug-81

Part of Hugh Shields Collection

Speech: Talk about booleying, story: Bean de na Síogaí agus an Cú, locality of booleying, cows at Tivalehid, talk about 'gearradh toite' in lieu of chimney, woods found in the bog, numbers of people booleying, local memory of booleying, Olphert landlord, Paddy Dougan informant, houses renewed each year, traces of them, time of evictions, bothóg Hiudaí, traces of it, anecdote about Concheannain an oíche agus a Fhoilleach ar Maidín (‘Sin stócach a bhí i mbioradh[?] againn agus ní raibh an áit ach go measartha...’), speech ; story / Joe McCafferty, speech in English, speech in Irish ; Lisa Shields, speech in English, Hugh Shields, speech in English [end of session. For detailed notes on this lore see documentation][END OF BAND TWO

Hugh Shields Collection. Reel-to-Reel 133 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 3

HSH-18739/1/259101/03
Part
10 September 1982 ; 11 September 1982

Part of Hugh Shields Collection

Talk about an unrecorded comment of Joe’s Aunt Kitty on diction of a radio speaker, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in Irish, speech in English

Hugh Shields Collection. Reel-to-Reel 133 [sound recording] / [various performers]. Track 4