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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]

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Co. Donegal, 25 August, 1981 [tracks 1–2] and 29 August 1981 [track 3]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, speech in English and Irish Tracks 1, 3, speech in Irish Track 2;
Shields, Lisa, speech in English and Irish Track 1;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English and Irish Tracks 1, 3

Running Order:
1. Speech: Talk about local weather lore, birds, fishermen and harvest night, two heads on the sky, rainbow and half rainbow, storms, at Christmas, New Year, February or March, an Riabhog and borrowing days, cuckoo storm, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Lisa Shields, speech in English, Hugh Shields, speech in English
2. Speech: Farewell in Irish to Hugh Shields and his family ('Tá Aedh Ó Siallaigh anseo, é féin agus a bhean...) [END OF BAND ONE]
3. 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