Handwritten and typescript song lyric sheets from Co. Carlow, including one postcard. A few written by Nellie Walsh herself, perhaps some typed by her, and others sent to her.
Handwritten, typescript, and newspaper clippings of song lyric sheets from Co. Cavan. Many transcribed by Nellie Walsh herself, but others clearly sent to her. Some attached to letters addressed to Walsh, including several typescript lyric sheets sent to her by Dan McEntee.
Handwritten, typescript, and newspaper clippings of songs from Co. Cork, mostly lyric sheets, but two with staff notation attached. Many transcribed by Nellie, but some sent to here. Some attached to letters addressed to Walsh.
Handwritten, typescript, and newspaper clippings of songs from Co. Kerry, mostly lyric sheets, with a few tonic sol-fa additions and one in staff notation on music manuscript paper. A few transcribed by Nellie Walsh herself, but others sent to her or clipped from newspapers. Some attached to letters addressed to Walsh. One song has a Galway song on the back and another has a Tipperary song on the back.
Handwritten, typescript, and newspaper clippings of songs from Co. Louth, mostly lyric sheets including one in staff notation. A few transcribed by Nellie Walsh herself, but others sent to her or clipped from newspapers. Some attached to letters addressed to Walsh. Includes a marker drawing of a gate, unattached to a song.
Handwritten, typescript, photocopied printed, and newspaper clippings of songs from Co. Tyrone. These are mostly lyric sheets, but one includes tonic sol-fa and one includes handwritten staff notation. Mostly transcribed by Nellie Walsh herself, but others sent to her or clipped from newspapers. Some attached to letters addressed to Walsh.
Handwritten, typescript, photocopied printed, and newspaper clippings of songs from Co. Wexford. It is no surprise that this is one of the larger collections, as Walsh was from Co. Wexford herself and the 'Ireland's own' magazine is published out of the same county. These are mostly lyric sheets, but several include tonic sol-fa or staff notation. Mostly transcribed by Nellie Walsh herself, but others sent to her or clipped from newspapers, and a few are printed leaflets with intricate headers. Some attached to letters addressed to Walsh.
Bound music manuscript books with handwritten sheet music collected by Nellie Walsh. Written in staff notation with lyrics, each song titled and titles collected in an index on the paper front cover of the book. Several have lyric sheets or staff notation inserted, so not all are well bound together.
Small bound paper books containing song lyrics and occasional tonic sol-fa. Mostly handwritten by Nellie Walsh, but some books include inserts of newspaper clippings or typescript. Three are collections of typescript poems on coloured paper. These books are small memo books, day planners, notebooks, and contact books, mostly bound by cardstock, but a handful have thicker cardboard or plastic bindings. They are filled up with songs seemingly unattributed to certain counties or date ranges, but we can assume these fall between 1940s and 1990s.
Songs, newspaper clippings, and editorials about the tune 'The Londonderry air,' including a list of songs set to the air, letters from Nellie Walsh and letters responding to her request for information about the tune, several packets of sheet music in staff notation for songs composed to the air, and a collection of materials about its most famous interpretation, 'Danny boy.' Several of these are duplicates or photocopies of each other.
