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Performers:
Unidentified performer(s), accordion solo A1–2, B10, 12;
accordion in duet A5–6, 31, B11–12, 18;
Mac Mathuna, Ciaran, Limerick / Dublin, speech in English and Irish intermittently throughout;
Lyons, Paddy, Tipperary, mouth organ solo A3–4;
Ardellis Ceili Band, The, instrumental group A7–8;
Doherty, John, Donegal, fiddle solo A9–11, 12?;
Unidentified performer, concertina solo A13;
Unidentified performer(s), fiddle solo A14–15, 17, 23, 35–36, B8, 14;
fiddles in duet B9;
fiddle in duet B11–12;
Murphy, Denis, Kerry, fiddle in duet A16, 30, B1?;
fiddle solo A26;
fiddle in trio A28–29, 38?;
Unidentified performer [O'Keeffe, Padraig / O'Keefe, Padraig, Kerry?], fiddle in duet A16;
McHugh, Frances, Galway / Donegal, singing in English A18;
Unidentified performer, singing in Irish A19;
Unidentified performer [Droney, Jim, Clare], concertina in duet A20–21;
Unidentified performer [Droney, Chris, Clare], concertina in duet A20–21;
Unidentified performer(s), concertina solo A24, 37;
Foley, Paddy Willie, whistle solo A22;
McGann, Andy, New York, fiddle in trio A25;
Reynolds, Paddy, Longford / New York, fiddle in trio A25;
O'Sullivan, Con, Kerry, fiddle in trio A28, 38?;
Cronin, Dan, Kerry, recorder in trio A28–29, 38?;
O'Keeffe, Padraig / O'Keefe, Padraig, Kerry, fiddle in trio A29;
fiddle in duet A30?, B1?;
Burke, Joe, Galway, accordion in trio A32, 34;
Collins, Kathleen, New York / Galway, fiddle in trio A32, 34;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group [Kilfenora Ceili Band, The, Clare?], B2–4, 6–7;
Tierney, Gus, Clare, fiddle in duet B5;
Unidentified performer, speech in English B15–16;
Moloney, flute solo B15, 16?;
Unidentified performer, speech in English B17;
whistle solo B17;
Unidentified performer, flute in duet B18;
Canny, Paddy, Clare, fiddle solo B19–21;
Maguire, Johnny, Cavan, speech in English intermittently throughout B23–35;
whistle solo B23, 25–30, 32–35;
Unidentified performers, speech in English intermittently throughout B23–35;
Unidentified performer, speech in English B36

Running Order:
1. Reel: O'Mahony's Fancy [Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire; composed by Martin Mulhaire]
2. Reel: Coloney Rodney
3. Speech, Polka: Untitled [Information about the performance that follows], Finnegan's Wake
4. Speech, Polka: Untitled, Untitled [Maggie in the Wood]
5. Reels: Miss Patterson [Master Crowley's], Paddy Fahy's Reel [Composed by Paddy Fahy (information supplied by music scribe)]
6. Reels: Untitled [Mary O'Neill's Fancy], Sporting Nell, Untitled (incomplete)
7. Jig: Untitled
8. Jig: Hinchy's Delight
9. Reels: The Salamanca, Rakish Paddy
10. Jig: The Frieze Breeches
11. Hornpipe: Untitled
12. Jig: The Gold Ring
13. Reel: The Fair of Ballinasloe [Ballinasloe Fair], The Chicago Reel
14. Jig: Untitled (incomplete)
15. Reel: Untitled [The Foxhunter's Reel]
16. Slip Jig: Untitled [Ride a Mile]
17. Reel: The Enchanted Lady, The Maids of Castlebar (incomplete)
18. Speech, Song: Untitled [Information that the song sung next was composed by the performer's father], Louis Darcy
19. Speech, Song: Untitled, An Carabhat
20. Jig: Untitled [The Rambles of Kitty (not the tune commonly known by this name)]
21. Jig: Untitled [Paidin O Raifeartaigh, version of]
22. Speech, Single Jig / Slide: Untitled, Untitled
23. Speech, Polka / Hornpipe: Untitled, Untitled [Described by music scribe as 'Scotch Polka'; Staten Island (hornpipe)]
24. Jig: Untitled [The Bohola Jig; Joe Cooley's Jig]
25. Reel, Speech: The Belles of Tipperary, Untitled [Information about the performers of the tune just played]
26. Speech, Reels: Untitled [Information about the next music item, including that it was recorded in June 1955], The Morning Star, Durang's [Usually played as a hornpipe (information supplied by music scribe)]
27. Speech: Untitled [Information about the next music item]
28. Single Jigs / Slides: Cucanandy [The Whistling Thief Jig; Pete Sullivan's Fancy], Mount Collins [If I Had a Wife]
29. Speech, Jig: Untitled [Information about the next music item, including that it was recorded in June 1955], The Humours of Dingle
30. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Sporting Paddy
31. Reels: The Donegal Traveller, Miss Montgomery, The Donegal Traveller
32. Speech, Reels: Untitled, Lad O'Beirne's [The Coalminer], Finbarr Dwyer's Reel [Dwyer's Reel; The Holly Bush; Matt the Thresher; composed by Finbarr Dwyer]
33. Speech: Untitled [Information about the performers in the Joe Burke Trio]
34. Jigs: Untitled [The Humours of Kesh], Races at Carrick? [Title supplied by music scribe; The Coach Road to Sligo; CRE, # 33]
35. Reel: Shaney Mulhern? [Title supplied by music scribe; Never Was Piping so Gay, composed by Ed Reavy]
36. Jig: Untitled [The Rambler]
37. Reel: Untitled
38. Single Jigs / Slides: Untitled [Merrily Kiss the Quaker], Untitled [Dingle Regatta, in the version played by Sliabh Luachra musicians] [END OF BAND ONE]
39. Jig: When the Cock Crows it is Day [Ta an Coileach ag Fogairt an Lae]
40. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Mullin's Favourite [The Green Mountain]
41. Reel: The Reel of Rio [Composed by Sean Ryan]
42. Single Jigs / Slides, Jigs: Untitled [The Clare Jig; Old Kilfenora Jig], Untitled [Dinny Mescal's], Untitled [The Kesh Jig, version of], Untitled [Gillan's Apples]
43. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Paddy Fahy's Reel [Composed by Paddy Fahy; in ray mode (information supplied by music scribe)], Never was Piping so Gay [Composed by Ed Reavy]
44. Speech, Jig: Untitled, The Gold Ring
45. Reel: The Rainy Day
46. Reel: The Spey in Spate
47. Speech, Single Jig / Jig, Polka, Set Tune / Single Jig / Slide, Polka, Single Jigs / Slides: Untitled [Brief; describing the music selection that follows as one for a quadrille], Untitled, Untitled [Related to melody 'The Bog down in the Valley'], Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled [Comin' Thro' the Rye]
48. Jig: Untitled [The Boys of Lough Gowna; composed by Paddy O'Brien]
49. Reel: The Musical Priest
50. Reel: Devanney's Goat
51. Reel: The Sailor's Cravat
52. Reel: Lord McDonald
53. Speech, Hornpipes: Untitled, Tuamgraney Castle, Ann Sheehy's / The Bunch of Ferns [The Flowing Tide]
54. Speech, Reels: Untitled, Sean Ryan's Reel [The Reel of Rio; composed by Sean Ryan], Ganley's [Coen's Memories; composed by Tommy Coen]
55. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Fahy's
56. Jig: Untitled [Composed by Sean Ryan (information supplied by music scribe); The Hidden Ireland]
57. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Andy McGann's Reel
58. Reel: The Grand Spy [The Graf Spee]
59. Jigs: Apples in Winter, The Lark in the Morning [Dougherty's; Up Sligo]
60. Speech, Hornpipe: Untitled, The Cuckoo Hornpipe (incomplete)
61. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Reynold's Reel [The Sailor's Farewell; The Belharbour Reel; stated by the music scribe to have been composed by Martin Mulhaire, but this is questionable; Reynolds' Reel]
62. Speech: Untitled [Information about the tune that follows]
63. Reel: The Mount Nugent Reel [CICD 4609 (not from this recording); Miss Langford]
64. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Information about the tune that follows], The Boys of Twenty-Five [CICD 4895 (not from this recording); Ah Surely]
65. Speech, Reel: Untitled [Information about the tune that follows], The Maid of the House [CICD 5151 (not from this recording); published in Ceol, vol III, I]
66. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Gatehouse Maid [CICD 4541 (not from this recording); stated by the music scribe to be mistitled; The Baltimore Reel; Hickey's]
67. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Golden Keyboard [Composed by Martin Mulhaire]
68. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Jack Roe [CICD 4024 (not from this recording)]
69. Speech: Untitled [Information about the musician from whom the performer got the tune that follows]
70. Reel: The Crib of Perches [CICD 3124 (not from this recording)]
71. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Untitled [Related to The Ewe Reel?]
72. Speech, Reel: Untitled, Untitled
73. Speech, Reel: Untitled, The Morning Star (incomplete)
74. Speech: Untitled (clipped at end) [Information about placenames] [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Unidentified performers, singing in English A1, 3-25, B1-6;
Unidentified performer, accordion solo A2, accordion accompaniment A15;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group C1;
Unidentified performers, whistle solo C2 (off-air dubs);
Unidentified performer, singing in Irish C3 (off-air dubs);
Unidentified performer, speech in English C3-4 (off-air dubs);
Unidentified performer, whistle in trio C4, 6 (off-air dubs);
Unidentified performer, fiddle in trio C4, 6 (off-air dubs);
Unidentified performer, accordion in trio C4, 6 (off-air dubs);
Unidentified performer, singing in Irish C5 (off-air dubs);
[O'Cannainn, Thomas], speech in English C7 (off-air dub);
Na Fili, instrumental group C7-8 (off-air dub);
Unidentified performer, singing in English C9-10;
Unidentified performer, whistle in quartet C11;
Unidentified performer, fiddle in quartet C11, fiddle in duet C12;
Unidentified performer, banjo in quartet C11, banjo in duet C13;
Unidentified performer, singing in English C14-15;
Planxty, instrumental group C16 (off-air dubs);
[MacMathuna, Ciaran], speech in English C16-24;
Crotty, Mrs, Clare, concertina C17-18 (off-air dubs);
Crehan Family, The, instrumental group C19, 21 (off-air dubs);
Mulqueen, Anne, singing in English C22 (off-air dubs);
Potts, Tommy, Dublin, fiddle solo C23 (off-air dubs);
Ceoltoiri Laighneann, instrumental group C24 (off-air dubs);
Unidentified performer, fiddle in duet C25, C27, C30, fiddle accompaniment C26;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group, singing in English C29;
Unidentified performer, banjo in duet C30;
Unidentified performer, whistle C28;
Unidentified performer, singing in English C26;
Unidentified performer, singing in Irish C31;
Unidentified performers, instrumental group D1-4;
[Band three contains material dubbed from discs - not copied to CDR];
Unidentified performer, speech in English E1-32, F1-7, whistle solo E1-32, F1-7

Running Order:
1. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped, interrupted)
2. Waltz/Song: Untitled
3. Song: Untitled (interrupted)
4. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
5. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
6. Song: Untitled (clipped)
7. Song: Untitled
8. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
9. Song: Untitled
10. Song: Untitled
11. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
12. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
13. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
14. Song: Untitled
15. Song: Untitled
16. Song/Fragment: Untitled (beginning clipped)
17. Song: Untitled
18. Song: Untitled
19. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
20. Song: Untitled
21. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
22. Song: Untitled
23. Song: Untitled (end clipped)
24. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
25. Song: Untitled [band one continued on CDR b]
26. Song: Untitled
27. Song: Untitled
28. Song: Untitled
29. Song: Untitled
30. Song: Untitled (beginning clipped)
31. Song: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
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Performers:
Unidentified performer, singing in Irish A1;
Unidentified performers, fiddle ensemble A2-6, 8, 11-12, 14-18, fiddle solo A7, 9-10, 12-13, 19;
Unidentified performer, incidental speech in English A2-19;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A20;
Unidentified performer, singing in Latin A21, singing in English A22, 24, singing in duet A23;
Unidentified performer, singing in duet A23;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A25, 28;
O'Byrne, Christine, singing in English A25;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A26-27;
Kilcar Choir, The, singing in English A28

Running Order:
1. Song: Untitled (clipped, interrupted)
2. Reel: Untitled (beginning clipped)
3. Strathspey: Stirling Castle (beginning clipped)
4. Waltz: The Speaking Waltz
5. Reel: The Drake's Neck (beginning clipped)
6. Jig: Untitled (beginning clipped)
7. Jig: Paidin O'Rafferty (beginning clipped)
8. Reel: Sean sa Cheo (beginning clipped)
9. Jig: The Old Grey Goose (beginning clipped)
10. Reel: Sean sa Cheo (alternate version) (beginning clipped)
11. Jig: The Irish Washerwoman (clipped)
12. Air/March: The Coulin (beginning clipped)
13. Strathspey: Untitled
14. Reel: Untitled (clipped)
15. Reel: The Gravel Walks (beginning clipped)
16. Strathspey: Untitled (beginning clipped)
17. Strathspey: The Braes of Maas (beginning clipped)
18. Reel: Untitled (beginning clipped)
19. Hornpipe: The Japanese Hornpipe (beginning clipped) [END OF BAND ONE]
20. Song: [The West Awake] (beginning clipped)
21. Song: [Ave Maria] (interupted)
22. Song: Untitled
23. Song: Untitled
24. Song: Untitled (interupted)
25. Speech/Song: My Lagan Love
26. Song: Untitled
27. Song: Untitled
28. Speech/Song: Silent Night (unfinished) [END OF BAND TWO]

Performers:
Unidentified performer, speech in Irish A1, singing in Irish A2;
Unidentified performer, singing in English A3, speech in English A4

Running Order:
1. Speech: Untitled
2. Song: Untitled
3. Song: Untitled
4. Speech: Untitled [END OF BAND ONE]
5. Speech etc: Untitled [END OF BAND TWO] [this index has still to be completed fully]

Performers:
Mac Ruairí, Dónall, speech in Irish, speech in English, singing in Irish, snare drum
Quinn, Mícheál, singing in English
Mac Giolla Bhríde, Doimnic, singing in Irish, accordion
Meir, Méabh, singing in English
O'Laoire, Lilis, singing in Irish
Meehan, Danny, fiddle
Galvin, Rónán, fiddle
Ní Mhaonaigh, Mairéad, singing in Irish
Ní Dhomhnaill, Maighread, singing in Irish
Ní Dhomhnaill, Tríona , singing in Irish, piano
Blake, John, flute
Hurley, Mairéad, concertina
Davis, Rosie, dancing
Nic Ruairí, Megan, singing in Irish, piano
Mac Ruairí, Tony, percussion, singing in Irish
Mac Ruairí, Aodh, singing in Irish, guitar
Mac Ruairí, Seán, singing in Irish
Andrew?, singing in English
Gerry?, guitar
Brian? bouzouki

Running Order:
1. Introduction, speech in Irish, speech in English / Dónall Mac Ruairí
2. Grá geal mo chroí, song in English / Mícheál Quinn, singing in English
3. Ag an phobal dé Domhnaigh, song in Irish / Dominic Mac Giolla Bhríde,singing in Irish
4. Queen among the heather, song in English / Méabh Meir, singing in English
5. Unidentified, song in Irish / Lilis O'Laoire, singing in Irish
6. The dewy glens of Yarrow, song in English / Míchéal Quinn, singing in English
7. Pádraig Mac Ruairí, song in Irish / Dominic Mac Giolla Bhríde, singing in Irish ; accordion
8. Buried in Kilkenny, song in English / Méabh Meir, singing in English
9. Síos an sliabh, song in Irish / Lilis O'Laoire, singing in Irish
10. Dear Irish boy, slow air ; [Brigid McRory], jig ; The collier's, reel / Danny Meehan, fiddle ; Rónán Galvin, fiddle
11. Unidentified, highland ; Paddy the cooper, highland / Danny Meehan, fiddle ; Rónán Galvin, fiddle
12. Heathery jock, highland ; The jolly tinker, reel / Danny Meehan, fiddle ; Rónán Galvin, fiddle
13. A stór, stór, a grá, song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish ; Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; piano
14. Unidentified, song in Irish / Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish
15. Unidentified, song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish
16. Unidentified [a ring a do a day], song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish ; Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; piano
17. Unidentified, song in Irish / Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, singing in Irish ; Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, singing in Irish ; piano
18. The banks of Newfoundland, jig ; The lark in the strand, jig / John Blake, flute ; Mairéad Hurley, concertina ; Rosie Davis, dancing
19. [Tommy Healy's], reel ; The green pigeon, reel / John Blake, flute ; Mairéad Hurley, concertina
20. [Eirigh tú ar maidin], song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, percussion, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, snare drum, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
21. An cailín Gaelach, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, percussion, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, snare drum, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
22. Unidenified, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, percussion, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, snare drum, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
23. Dúlamán, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
24. Unidentified, song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
25. [Cúinne eile], song in Irish / Megan Nic Ruairí, piano ; Tony Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Aodh Mac Ruairí, guitar, singing in Irish ; Seán Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish ; Dónall Mac Ruairí, singing in Irish [= Clann Mhic Ruairí]
26. Closing remarks, speech in English, speech in Irish / Brian ?
27. Welcome home, song in English / Andrew?, singing in English ; Gerry?, guitar ; Brian? bouzouki
28. The Faughan side, song in English / Andrew?, singing in English ; Gerry?, guitar ; Brian? bouzouki
29. Going to California, song in English / Andrew?, singing in English ; Gerry?, guitar ; Brian? bouzouki