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Recorded in the house of William Meenan, Middle town (Baile Láir), Tory island, Co. Donegal, from his wife Mary and her father Denis Duggan (aged 78), and from Patsy Dan Rogers (aged about 24), 31 August 1969 evening [tracks 1–4]
Copies made on Tory island 6–7 September 1969 by Hugh Shields of recordings made mostly in August 1969 by John Meenan (aged 18), barman in Dickson’s bar, Meenlaragh (see notes) [tracks 5–6, 11–14]
Recorded at a ceilí in the hall, West End, Tory Island, Co. Donegal, night of 31 August 1969 [tracks 7–10]

Performers:
Duggan, Dennis, singing in Irish Tracks 1-3;
Rogers, Patsy Dan, singing in Irish Track 4, singing in English Track 10;
Carr, Margaret, singing in English Tracks 5, 14, singing in Irish Track 12;
McFadden, Mary, singing in English Track 6;
McClafferty, Theresa, singing in Irish Track 8;
Walsh, Caroline, singing in English Track 9;
Meenan, Mary, singing in Irish Track 4;
Meenan, John Thomas, singing in Irish Track 11;
Meenan, William, singing in Irish Track 13;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Track 8;
Rogers, Eamon Ghrainne, speech in English Track 8

Running Order:
1. Ta céile dheas óg agam (‘Ta céile dheas óg agam ar an bhaile seo thall...’), song / Denis Duggan, singing in Irish
2. A athair dhílis (‘ Ó ’s a athair dhílis, nach mé a rachad ’un na trá leat...’), song  / Denis Duggan, singing in Irish
3. Ag gabhail go Baile Átha Cliath dom (‘ ’S ag gabhail go Baile Átha Cliath dom, ó, an chéad lá de’n tseachtain...’), song / Denis Duggan, singing in Irish
4. Cruacha glasa na h-Éireann (‘Tá an samhradh ag sileadh ’s ag séideadh...’), song / Patsy Dan Rogers, singing in Irish ; Mary Meenan, singing in Irish[end of session]
5. The green bushes (‘Early one morning in the sweet month of May...’), song [copy of song recorded by young John Meenan from his aunt] / Margaret Carr, singing in English [copying continued from 6943]
6. Inishbofin’s lovely shore (‘To Bofin’s lovely shore farewell, it’s there I used to stray / Mary McFadden [girl from Inishbofin], singing in English [copying continued on track A11] [END OF BAND ONE]
7. Unsuccessful attempt to get a song from Eamon Ghráinne Rogers, speech / Eamon Ghráinne Rogers, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
8. Sráid an bhóithrin bhuí (‘Is bhí mé lá gan amhras siúl sráid...’), song / Theresa McClafferty, singing in Irish
9. Plaisir d’amour (‘The joys of love are but a moment long...’) / Caroline Walsh (aged 16, daughter of the writer Mary Lavin), singing in English
10. The patriot game (‘Come all you young rebels and list while I sing...’), song [author: Dominic Behan] / Patsy Dan Rogers, singing in English [end of session]
11. Gleanntán na coillidh uaignigh (‘I ngleanntán na coillidh uaignigh lag brónach mar bhím...’), song / John Thomas Meenan, singing in Irish [copying continued]
12. Thug mé ruaig go Malaidh na Cruaiche, song / Margaret Carr, singing in Irish
13. An droighnean donn (‘Má thig tú a choíche, a ghrá, mo iarraidh, tar i gcúl an toigh...’) / William Meenan (brother of Jimmy, of East End, Tory), singing in Irish
14. The maid from Donegal (‘Young girls, draw near until you hear...’) / Margaret Carr, singing in English [copying continued on 6946, see Notes] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded in the house of Terence McCaughey, Magheraroarty, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, from James (Jimmy) Heraghty (aged about 55), of Meenlaragh, Cloghaneely, 1 September 1969 [tracks 1–8]

Performers:
Heraghty, Jimmy, singing in English Tracks 1-2, 5, singing in Irish Tracks 3-4, 6, speech in Irish Tracks 7-8

Running Order:
1. The green fields of Gweedore (‘Down by Dunlewey[’s] bonny lake one morning I did stray...’), song / Jimmy Heraghty, singing in English
2. Erin’s lovely shore (‘I am an Irish exile boy which fate has caused to roam...’), song [same air as preceding, with references to local placenames] / Jimmy Heraghty, singing in English
3. Amhrán na Scadán (‘Nuair a éirighim thatll ar maidin agus...’), song  / Jimmy Heraghty, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
4. Ta brón inniú sna Rosann is tá caint thoir ar tír mór, song [described by singer as version in Irish of  ‘The Arranmore disaster’] / Jimmy Heraghty, singing in Irish
5. The Arranmore disaster (‘Good people dear, pray lend an ear, I’ll tell yous one and all...’), song [air similar to preceding] / Jimmy Heraghty, singing in English
6. Lár na páirce báine (‘Dá mbeadh lár na páirce báine agam dá eallach agus dá mhaoin...’), song [learnt from a Tory man] / Jimmy Heraghty, singing in Irish
7. The words of the song ‘Lár na páirce báine’ / Jimmy Heraghty, speech in Irish
8. Talk about the song (about Tory) ‘Lár na páirce báine’ / Jimmy Heraghty, speech in Irish [session continued on 6946] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded in the house of Terence McCaughey, Magheraroarty, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, from James (Jimmy) Heraghty (aged about 55), of Meenlaragh, Cloghaneely, 1 September 1969 [tracks 1–2]
Copies made on Tory island 6–7 September 1969 by Hugh Shields of recordings made in Tory, mostly in August 1969, by John Meenan (aged 18), barman in Dickson’s bar, Meenlaragh (see notes) [tracks 3–12]

Performers:
Heraghty, Jimmy, singing in English A1, speech in English Track 2;
Rogers, Eamon Ghrainne, singing in Irish Track 3;
Rogers, Patsy Dan, singing in Irish Track 4;
Unidentified performer, singing in English Track 5;
Rogers, Jimmy, singing in English Tracks 6-7;
Duggan, Willy (Willy Nora), singing in Irish Track 8;
Rogers, Eamon (Eamon Phadraig na Faitche), singing in Irish Tracks 9-12

Running Order:
1. Tá an chuach ‘na shuí (‘Tá an chuach ’na shuí ar árd an droighin agus í gabhail cheoil go binn...’), song / Jimmy Heraghty, singing in Irish [session continued from 6945]
2. Talk about the song ‘Tá an chuach ’na shuí’ / Jimmy Heraghty, speech in English [end of session] [END OF BAND ONE]
3. [=An ghiobóg] (‘[Bliain mhór sa taca] seo ba deas mo chulaith éadaí...’), song / Eamon Ghráinne Rogers, singing in Irish [copying continued from 6944, see Notes]
4. Tiocfaidh an samhradh [‘Tiocfaidh an samhradh agus fásfaidh an féar...’], song / Patsy Dan Rogers, singing in Irish
5. Craigalee (‘I ofttimes view those native hills...’), song [fragment?] / unidentified performer [Sligo man married to a Tory girl in London], singing in English
6. Dear Doctor John (‘[I’m a young] Irishman and I’m tired of life...’), song / Jimmy Rogers, singing in English
7. The navy boots on (‘[I am] a young navvy and I work on the line...’], song [air: The green bushes] / Jimmy Rogers, singing in English
8. Scairte Áranna (‘Tá scáirte mhór, mhór á dhéanamh in Árainn...’, song / William (Willy Nora) Duggan (nephew of Mary Meenan), singing in Irish
9. Baoighillí Loch an Iúr (‘...mise ag lastadh préataí a thug mé féin ’s mo dhearthair...’), song /  Eamon Rogers (son of Pádraig na Faithche Rogers), singing in Irish
10. Tá mé i mo shuí ó d’éirigh an ghealach aréir, song [air: cf. Buachaill ón Éirne], song / Eamon Rogers, singing in Irish
11. Pósadh go h-óg mé (‘Pósadh go h-óg mé mar gheall ar na puntaí’), song [air: cf. Amhrá na scadán] / Eamon Rogers, singing in Irish
12. [Is trua nach bhfuil me in Eirinn], song [scrappy recording] / Eamon Rogers, singing in Irish [end of recording session]  [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded from Dennis Curran (aged about 67) in his house at Upper Road, Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 10 September 1969 [tracks 1–5]
Recorded in the house of Terence McCaughey, Magheraroarty, Co. Donegal from Conchubhar (Croher, Con, Cornelius) McGinley (aged 73), 11 September 1969 [tracks 6–7, 11]
Recorded from Conchubhar McGinley (an hour or so earlier) in his house [in Magheraroarty?] 11 September 1969 [tracks 8–10]

Performers:
Curran, Dennis, speech in English Tracks 1, 3, singing in English Track 2, singing in Irish Track 4, speech in Irish Track 5;
McGinley, Conchubhar, singing in Irish Tracks 6-7, speech in Irish Tracks 8-11

Running Order:
1. General talk before the singer begins singing / Dennis Curran, speech in English
2. The Creeslough emigrant (‘Come all you sporting fellows along with me did run...’), song [words by a McLoughlin of Creeslough] / Dennis Curran, singing in English
3. Talk about the song ‘The Creeslough emigrant’ and about himself / Dennis Curran, speech in English
4. Nuair a eirighim-sa go moch ar maidin (‘Nuair a eirighim-sa go moch ar maidin sé mo chroí bíos trom tinn...’), song [one verse, learnt from his mother  over 54 years previously]  / Dennis Curran, singing in Irish
5. The words of the song ‘Nuair a eirighim-sa go moch ar maidin’, recitation  / Dennis Curran, speech in English [end of session]
6. An ghiobóg (‘Ó, gcluinte mise a bhuachaillí, is sibh-se atá le pósadh...’), song [fragment of 3 verses] / Conchubhar McGinley, singing in Irish
7. Nach dona is nach bronach (‘Nach dona is nach bronach an té bíos ag ól...’), song [air: The old Orange flute] / Conchubhar McGinley, singing in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
8. Laoi na seilg, recitation [fragment, learnt at school in Bunbeg using a book called ‘Braon chaorthainn’] / Conchubhar McGinley, speech in Irish
9. Filleadh agus baisteadh Óisín (‘Nuair a thainig Oisín as Tír na nóg...’), story [learnt locally] / Conchubhar McGinley, speech in Irish
10. Colmcille agus Toraigh (‘Fad ó shin bhí Toraigh fa gheasaibh...’), story [learnt locally, incomplete at end of tape] / Conchubhar McGinley, speech in Irish
11. An Ghlas-Ghaibhleann (‘Bhí gabha thall in Droim na Teineadh...’), story [legend of Balor and Ceann-Fhaolaidh, learnt locally] / Conchubhar McGinley, speech in Irish [end of session] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded in the house of Seán Bán Fheidhlimidh MacGrianna (aged about 60, brother of Séamus and Seosamh, the writers) and his sister Mrs Annie Boyle in Ranafast, The Rosses, Co. Donegal, 12 September 1969 [tracks 1–5]
Recorded in the house of Terence McCaughey, Magheraroarty, Co. Donegal from Joe McCafferty, 12 September 1969 [track 6]

Performers:
Boyle, Philip (Feidhlimidh), singing in Irish Tracks 1-2;
MacGrianna, Sean Ban, singing in Irish Track 3, speech in Irish Tracks 4-5;
McCafferty, Joseph, singing in English Track 6

Running Order:
1. Ag gabhail do’n Aifreann damh, song [by Raftery, learnt from his uncle Sean Bán] / Philip (Feidhlimidh) Boyle (aged about 44), singing in Irish
2. An driúcht geall cheo (‘Ag dul síos an gleann damh...’), song [translation of ‘The foggy dew’], song  / Philip (Feidhlimidh) Boyle, singing in Irish
3. Bean an fhir ruaidh (‘ Is tailliúir óg aerach mé ag déanamh éadaí do inghean an fhir ruaidh...’), song / Seán Bán MacGrianna, singing in Irish
4. Story of the song ‘Bean an fhir ruaidh’ (‘Bhí tailliúir ina chónaí sa tír seo fad ó shin, é féin agus a bhean...’), story [incomplete at end of tape] / Seán Bán MacGrianna, speech in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
5. The words of the song ‘Bean an fhir ruaidh’, recitation / Seán Bán MacGrianna, speech in Irish [end of session]
6. The foggy dew  (‘Down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair went I...’), Joe McCafferty, singing in English [session continued on 6950] [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded in the house of Terence McCaughey, Magheraroarty, Co. Donegal, from Joe McCafferty, 12 September 1969 [tracks 1–3]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joseph, singing in Irish Track 1, speech in Irish Track 2, singing in English Track 3

Running Order:
1. Ó, triallaigh liom ar bhord mo luing (‘O, triallaigh liom ar bhord mo luing, arsa’n caiftín beal binn bréagach...’), song [learnt from his mother when he was 9] / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
2. The words of the song ‘O, triallaigh liom ar bhord mo luing’, recitation ] / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
3. Jack the rover (‘She then arose, she put on some clothing...’), song [night visit: see Notes]   / Joe McCafferty, singing in English [session continued on 6951] [END OF BAND ONE]

Recorded at the house of Joe McCafferty, Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, from Joe McCafferty and his uncle's widow Cait McCafferty (age about 83), 27 June 1976 [tracks 1–15]

Performers:
McCafferty, Cait, singing in English Track 1, speech in English Tracks 1, 12, 13-14;
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Tracks 2, 7-8, speech in Irish Tracks 3-5, 9, 15, speech in English Tracks 5-6, 15, singing in English Tracks 10-11;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 2, 3, 5-6, 12

Running Order:
1. As I was young and foolish, the truth to you I'll tell, song ;recitation / Cáit McCafferty, speech in English, singing in English
2. Dán na marbh ('Tá an mhaighdean bheannuighthe, tá sí igcionn do leaba...'), song ; speech / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
3. Talk about the song 'Dán na marbh', speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
4. The words of the song 'Dán na marbh' , speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
5. Talk about the song 'Dán na marbh' , speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
6. Talk about the song 'Seacht subhailce na Maighdine Muire', speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
7. Seacht subhailce na Maighdine Muire [The seven glories of the Blessed Virgin], song ('Nuair a bhí Íosa ar an tsaol seo [s] ag dul chun bháis ...'), song [fragment of four lines] / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
8. Seacht ndolás na Maighdine Beannuighthe ('Na seacht ndólás a fuair an mhaighdean...'), song [fragment of four quatrains] / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
9. The words of the song 'Seacht ndólás na Maighdine Beannuighthe' , speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
10. Annie O'Brien ('Both young and old, I now be bold, come lend an ear to me...'), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
11. Maids of Culmore ('From sweet Londonderry to fair London town...'), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English [END OF BAND ONE]
12. The words of the last verse of the song 'As I was young and foolish the truth to you I'll tell' (‘My name is Robert Campbell...‘), speech / Cáit McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
13. Lura Beag, Lara Beag, rhyme / Cáit McCafferty, speech in Irish
14. Talk about the song 'As I was young and foolish, the truth to you I'll tell' , speech / Cáit McCafferty, speech in English
15. Bhí rí agus bainríon fad ó shin, story / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English [session continued on 7602] [END OF BAND TWO

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 27 June 1976 [tracks 1-11]
Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 30 July 1977 [copy of 7701 cassette] [track 12]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, singing in Irish Tracks 1, 4, 6, singing in English Tracks 1, 11, speech in English Tracks 3, 7, speech in Irish Tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 3, 6, 7, 10

Running Order:
1. Bríd óg Ní Mháille ('A Bhríd óg Ní Mháille, is tú d’fhag mo chroí cráite...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish [session continued from 7601]
2. Irish labouring boy ('As I rode out one evening, it being in the month of May...'), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
3. Talk about the song 'Irish labouring boy' (learnt in Scotland), speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
4. An Giobóg, song ('Óró,’gcluin sibh mise, a bhuachaillí, is sibhse atá le pósadh...’), speech / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
5. Words of the song ‘An Giobóg’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
6. Introduction to and fragments of the song ‘Cuach mo londubh buí’, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, singing in Irish
7. Story of the song ‘Cuach mo londubh buí’, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish, speech in English
8. Words of the song ‘Cuach mo londubh buí’, speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
9. Farewell in Irish to the Shields family [all present: Hugh, Lisa, Kitty, Michael, Denis and Philip], speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
10. Recording of middle C, sound & speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English [ end of session] [END OF BAND ONE]
11. The weary scaffold ('My love he is one of the finest young men...'), song (copied at 7.5 ips from cassette 7701) / Joe McCafferty, singing in English [END OF BAND TWO]

Recorded from Joe McCafferty at his house in Derryconor, Cloghaneely, Co. Donegal, 16 August 1977 [tracks 1-10]
Recorded in Hugh Shields's car from Harry Alcorn outside his house in Horn Head, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal, 17 August 1977 [tracks 11-24]

Performers:
McCafferty, Joe, speech in Irish Tracks 1, 9, singing in Irish Tracks 1, 7, 10, speech in English Tracks 2-3, 5, 8, singing in English Tracks 4, 6;
Shields, Hugh, speech in English Tracks 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25;
Alcorn, Harry, singing in English Tracks 11-13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, speech in English Tracks 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24

Running Order:
1. Queries about the song 'Gleanntán na Coilleadh Uaignigh' (extra verse of the song sung and repeated), song and speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English, speech in Irish, singing in Irish ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
2. Willy the Wisp, story / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
3. Introduction to the song 'The Shamrock Shore', speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
4. The Shamrock Shore, song (‘From Derry quay we did set sail on the twenty-fourth of May...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
5. Introduction the the song 'Lovely Green Gweedore' , speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in English
6. Lovely Green Gweedore (‘Good people all of Donegal, I hope yous will attend...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in English
7. Inis Oirthear (‘Nach raibh sé i ndan dúinn an loing [?] a fhágáil...’), song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish
8. Talk about the song 'Inis Oirthear' and the lines beginning 'slan go bráth libh agus slan go deo libh', speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish [END OF BAND ONE]
9. Words of the song 'Inis Oirthear', speech / Joe McCafferty, speech in Irish
10. Inis Oirthear, song / Joe McCafferty, singing in Irish [end of session]
11. The Boys From Killybegs (‘There are wild and rocky hills on the coast of Donegal...’) , song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
12. In a Harbour in Kingstown (‘In a harbour in Kingstown on a bright summer’s day...’) , song [fragmen]t / Harry Alcorn, singing in English, speech in English
13. Downings Quay (‘And we all felt sad a week ago along this [?] fair shore’...), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
14. Talk about the song 'Downings Quay' and its author (Davy Hay), speech/ Harry Alcorn, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
15. When I was young without care or sorrow, song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
16. Talk about the song 'When I was young without care or sorrow', song, speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Harry Alcorn, speech in English
17. As I roved out one pleasant morning, it being in the month of May, song [fragment] / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
18. Talk about the song 'As I roved out one pleasant morning, it being in the month of May' (learnt from Antoine McGinley and Jim Magee, Falcarragh), speech / Harry Alcorn, speech in English ; Hugh Shields, speech in English
19. The maid of Marble Hill (‘Beyond Sheephaven’s foaming tide three dreary miles away...’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
20. Talk about the song 'The maid of Marble Hill' / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Harry Alcorn, speech in English
21. Far away out in Australia [Building a home for you] (‘Sweetheart, it’s time to say goodbye...’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
22. Talk about the song 'Creeslough Town', speech / Harry Alcorn, speech in English
23. Creeslough Town (‘In the merry winter time When I give my shoes a shine’), song / Harry Alcorn, singing in English
24. Talk about the preceding song 'Creeslough Town', speech / Hugh Shields, speech in English ; Harry Alcorn, speech in English [end of session]
25. Middle C recorded 29 August on the Uher machine used for HS 7702 - 7707 / Hugh Shields, speech in English [END OF BAND TWO