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Skibbereen 1847 by Cork artist James Mahony (1810–1879), commissioned by Illustrated London News 1847.. The song traces back from at least 1869, in The Wearing Of The Green Songbook, where it was sung with the melody of the music "The Wearing of the Green", and not with the more melancholic melody we know today. [2]
Skibbereen (/ ˌ s k ɪ b ə ˈ r iː n /; Irish: An Sciobairín) [2] is a town in County Cork, Ireland.It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road.The River Ilen runs through the town; it reaches the sea about 12 kilometres away, at the seaside village of Baltimore.
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
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Of the collection, 150 to 200 of the melodies are song tunes the words of which were, for many years, believed lost. In 2006, a manuscript with over 80 song-texts was discovered and was donated to Trinity College Library. [4] He played a set of Taylor uilleann pipes, which he later gave to his friend Alderman Phair.
This song is known alternatively as "Galway Bay", "My Own Dear Galway Bay", or "The Old Galway Bay". [citation needed] It was composed in London by Frank A. Fahy (1854–1935), [1] a native of Kinvara, Co. Galway, on the shores of Galway Bay. It was originally written to air of "Skibbereen". [citation needed]
B. The Barley Mow; Bean Pháidin; Beautiful Meath; Beer, Beer, Beer; Beidh Aonach Amárach; Belfast Brigade; Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms