Identity area
Reference code
TMO-18636/276289
Title
Ard West Co. Galway song manuscript
Date(s)
- c. 1960s (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
71 pages
Context area
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Repository
Archival history
Original handwritten song manuscript given to Terry Moylan in 1967 by an unknown family who lived in Ard West, Co. Galway. Moylan was staying in the area at the time and asked Mrs Corbett, the Bean an Tí, if she knew any families in the area who were known for songs. She directed him to a house in Ard West and this is where he was given this manuscript.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A handwritten collection of twenty seven songs in both English and Irish, with index, compiled by an unknown family who lived in Ard West, Co. Galway.
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Language of material
- English
- Irish