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Recorded at the house of Mrs. Tessie Molloy (aged about 60), Gannew, Glencolumkille, Co. Donegal, 13 September 1968 [tracks 1–3]
Recorded at the house of John Gillespie, Doonalt, Glencolumkille, Co. Donegal, from Mrs Mary Collins, née Hegarty (age about 62), Cashel, retired National teacher and from John MacNeillus (age about 48) of Doonalt, 13 September 1968 [tracks 4–11]
Recorded at the house of Charles (75 years) and Dennis (77 years) Cunningham, Straleel, Carrick, Co. Donegal, 14 September 1968 [tracks 12–18]

Performers:
Mrs. Tessie Molloy, singing in English Tracks 1–2, singing in Irish Track 3;
Mrs. Mary Collins, speech in Irish Tracks 4–6, Tracks 9–11, speech in English Track 6, singing in Irish Track 7;
John MacNeillus, speech in Irish Track 8;
Charles Cunningham, singing in English Tracks 12, 14–15, speech in English Tracks 13, 17–18, singing in Irish Track 16

Running Order:
1. In a lonely little valley (‘In a lonely little valley midst the hills of Donegal...’), song [words by Miss Carrie Crawford, Post Office, Gannew] / Mrs Tessie Molloy (age about 60), singing in English
2. There’s a corner of old Ireland (‘There’s a corner of old Ireland that’s home sweet home to me...’) / Mrs Tessie Molloy, singing in English
3. Thart fa dtaobh de’n bhaile, song [translation of the game song ‘Round and round the village] / Mrs Tessie Molloy, singing in Irish
4. Nóg nóg nae, rhyme [used by Christmas rhymers] / Mrs Mary Collins (aged about 62), speech in Irish
5. Norik agus Malik, story [learnt in Teelin] / Mrs Mary Collins, speech in Irish
6. Talk about the song ‘Cuir na ba’ with fragments recited, speech / Mrs Mary Collins, speech in Irish, speech in English
7. Cuir na ba (‘Óró, cuir na ba, cuir na ba i gcónaí [?]...’), song [learnt from her aunt Peggy Hegarty in Teelin] / Mrs Mary Collins, singing in Irish
8. Colmcille agus an fear tinn, story / John MacNeillus (age about 48, of Doonalt), speech in Irish
9. Seán amadán, story / Mrs Mary Collins, speech in Irish, speech in English
10. (‘Goidé’n bior a chuir Fionn sa bhrat?...’), riddle / Mrs Mary Collins, speech in Irish, speech in English
11. An tsean bhean bheag, rhyme / Mrs Mary Collins, speech in Irish, speech in English
12. Pat Molloy and the cockney (‘When Pat Molloy an Irish boy that left sweet county Clare...’), song / Charles Cunningham (age 75), singing in English
13. The wonderful feather, story [continued from track A18] / Charles Cunningham, speech in English [END OF BAND ONE]
14. Willy O (‘Come all you maids both fair and handsome...’), song / Charles Cunningham, singing in English
15. The banks of the Ayr [= Burns and his highland Mary] (‘In green Caledonia there ne’er were two lovers...’), song / Charles Cunningham, singing in English
16. Ins an aimsir aoibhinn aerach (‘Ins an aimsir aoibhinn aerach fhad [?] nuair a bhí mé féin ’mo scafaire...’), song / Charles Cunningham, singing in Irish
17. The black thief, story [fragment] / Charles Cunningham, speech in English
18. The wonderful feather [story continues on track A13] [session continued on 6833] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded at Marrinan's pub, Miltown Malby. Co. Clare, 6 July 1979, after a concert of Clare singers (including Martin [Reidy?] and Michael [Flanagan?]), presented by Tom Munnelly [tracks A1–4]
Recorded from Joe McCafferty in his house at Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 22 August 1979 [tracks 5–10]

Performers:
[Reidy?], Martin, singing in English Tracks 1, 3
[Flanagan?], Michael, singing in English Tracks 2, 4
McCafferty, Joe, speech in Irish Track 5
McCafferty, Joe, speech in English Tracks 6-8, 10
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Track 9
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 7-8, 10
Shields, Lisa, speech in English Tracks 7-8

Running Order:
1. The Moorlough shore (‘You hills and dales and flowery vales that lies near the Moorlough shore...’), song / Martin [Reidy?], singing in English
2. Pat O'Donnell (‘My name is Patrick O’Donnell, and I came from Donegal...’), song / Michael [Flanagan?], singing in English
3. Moorlough Mary (‘[The first place I met?] my Moorlough Mary...’), song / Martin [Reidy?], singing in English
4. The Irish emigrants drafted by the Yankees (‘All you that loves the shamrock green, attend both one and all...’), Michael [Flanagan?], singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
5. An cleamhnas (‘Sin fad ó shin ba gnáthach le na fir agus na mná, sin dóigh a n-iarradh na fir na mná...’), story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
6. Match-making [English version of 'An cleamhnas'] (‘It was long ago they used – women would use to go to the houses to ask girls for the boys...] / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
7. Talk about 'An cleamhnas' and about Maolmhuire an Bhata Bhuí, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Lisa Shields, speech in English
8. Talk about Lord Leitrim's death, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Lisa Shields, speech in English
9. Dark are the hills of Donegal, song (‘Dark are the hills of Donegal that strongly darkly rise...’) [the song about Maolmhuire an Bhata Bhuí, mentioned above], song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
10. Talk about the song 'Dark are the hills of Donegal' (clipped), speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO]