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Recorded at the house of Patrick Heaney (retired weaver aged 67), Stravalley, Glencolumkille, Co. Donegal, 20 September 1968 [track 1]
Recorded at the house of Con McGinley and Mrs Máire McGinley (aged about 52), Gortaloon, Kinnakillew, Glencolumkille, Co. Donegal, 21 September 1968 [tracks 2–7]
Recorded at the house of John Gillespie, Doonalt, Glencolumkille, Co. Donegal, 21 September, 1968 [tracks 8–13]

Performers:
Patrick Heaney, speech in English Track 1;
Lisa Shields, speech in English Track 1;
Hugh Shields, speech in English Tracks 1, 4;
Mrs. Mary McGinley, singing in Irish Tracks 2, 3–4, speech in English and Irish Track 5;
Con McGinley, speech in Irish and English Track 5, singing in Irish Track 6, singing in English Track 7;
Paddy Phrionsiais Gillespie, singing in Irish and lilting Track 8, speech in Irish;
Ann Gillespie, singing in Irish Tracks 9–10, speech in English Track 13;
John Gillespie, speech in English Track 11

Running Order:
1. Talk about carding, spinning, dyeing and weaving wool for tweed, speech / Patrick Heaney (retired weaver aged about 67), speech in English ; Lisa Shields, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English [end of session]
2. Túirne Mháire (‘Túirne Mháire an túirne sásta´[?]...’), song [with spinning, learnt from her mother] / Mrs Mary McGinley (aged about 52), singing in Irish
3. Túirne Mháire, song [without spinning] / Mrs Mary McGinley, singing in Irish
4. A chaora bheag dhílis, song [learnt from her mother] / Mrs Mary McGinley, singing in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
5. Talk about spinning in Irish and English, describing the parts of the spinning wheel, speech / Mrs Mary McGinley, speech in Irish, speech in English ; Con McGinley, speech in Irish, speech in English
6. An sean-duine dóite (‘O an bhaca tú an sean-duine ag deargadh a phíopa?...’), song / Con McGinley, singing in Irish
7. Never marry an old man (‘Never marry an old man with an armful of bones...’), song / Con McGinley, singing in Irish [end of session]
8. Túirne Mháire, song / Patrick (Paddy Phroinsiais) Gillespie (of Gortaloon, Glencolmkille, aged about 45), lilt
9. Baint na cnó [=Nuts in May] (‘Tá Máire beag ag baint no cnó...’), song / Ann Gillespie (10 years, daughter of Paddy Phroinsiais), singing in Irish 
10. B’fhearr liom real beag, song [translation of ‘I love sixpence’]  / Ann Gillespie, singing in Irish
11. The wayfarer, poem [by Padraig Pearse, learnt in school], recitation John Gillespie (about 12 years, son of Paddy Phroinsiais), speech in English
12. Chuaidh an muc beag seo ’n an mhargaidh [=This little pig went to market], rhyme [translation] Patrick (Paddy Phroinsiais) Gillespie, speech in Irish
13. Mares eat oats, rhyme / Ann Gillespie, speech in English [end of session] [END OF BAND ONE]

Recorded in the house of Joseph (Joe) McCafferty, aged 65, Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 21 August 1969 [tracks 1–4]
Recorded from Liam MacMenamin, National Teacher, in his house in Falcarragh, Co. Donegal, 22 August 1969 [tracks 5–7]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joseph, singing in Irish A1, speech in Irish Tracks 2, 4;
McCafferty, Kathleen, speech in Irish Track 3;
MacMenamin, Liam, singing in Irish Track 5, speech in Irish Track 6, speech in English Track 7;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Track 7

Running Order:
1. Bríd Óg Ní Mháille (‘A Bhríd Óg Ní Mháille, ’s tú d’fhág mo chroí cráite...’), song [learnt from old man in Knockfola] / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
2. Bríd Óg Ní Mháille, recitation / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
3. Lura beag, rhyme [for game] / Kathleen McCafferty (widow of Joe’s uncle), speech in Irish
4. Gleanntán na coillidh uaignigh (‘Óró i ngleanntán na coillidh uaignigh, lag brónach mar bím...’), recitation / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [end of session]
5. Mo shuí nó mo sheasamh (‘Mo shuí nó mo sheasamh níl mise slán...’), song [learnt from Mary McCormack (aged about 75), Glenfin, c. 1840] / Liam MacMenamin, singing in Irish
6. Mo shuí nó mo sheasamh, recitation / Liam MacMenamin, speech in Irish [end of session]  [END OF BAND ONE]
7. Liam MacMenamin talking about the previous songs / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Liam MacMenamin, speech in English

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Recorded by Hugh Shields in his car near the house of Joe McCafferty (see Reel 27) , Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal on 24 August 1969 [tracks 1–3]
Recorded in the house of Hugh (Hughie) McGarvey, aged about 64, Bunaninver, Glashagh, Gweedore, Co. Donegal, 25 August 1969 [tracks 4–6]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joseph (Joe), singing in Irish Track 1, speech in Irish Tracks 2-3;
McGarvey, Hughie, singing in English Tracks 4-5, singing in Irish Track 6

Running Order:
1. An crúibín i dToraigh (‘An lá sin chuaidh crúibín go Toraigh...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish [session continued from 6931]
2. Talk about the song ‘An crúibín i dToraigh’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
3. Words of the song ‘An crúibín i dToraigh’, recitation / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [session concluded with a story: Leann de’n fhraoch, removed by HS from original tape] [end of session]
4. In Inishirrer island (‘In Inishirrer island a monh or two ago...’), song [about poteen-making, words by a local schoolmaster] / Hughie McGarvey, singing in English
5. Father McFadden (‘Concerning Father McFadden that lies in Derry jail...’), song / Hughie McGarvey, singing in English
6. Domhnall abú, song [one verse, from school?], song / Hughie McGarvey, singing in Irish [end of session] 
The 2nd item of the original tape – Joe's story 'Leann den fhraoch'  – was removed by HS, but can be heard on reel 205 marked ‘Topic’ (Joe track 1) [END OF BAND ONE]