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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]