FTX-272 - THE BOYS OF PADDY'S LAND

SHEILA GALLAGHER of Donegal

1. Emigration Ballad: THE BOYS OF PADDY'S LAND - 2'15"

2. AR CHONNLAIGH GHLAIS AN FHOGHMHAIR (The Green Autumn Stubble) (talk aft) - 2'26"

3. CUACHA LONDUBH BUIDHE (The Cuckoo) (talk aft) - 4'30"

4. Old Gaelic: BRIGHID BHEASACH (Brigid Vesey) (talk aft) - 2'39"

5. TIGHEARNA MHUIGHEO (The Lord of Mayo) (talk bef) - 1'57"

6. AN T-OILEAN UR (The New Found Island) (talk aft) - 3'47"

7. EIRIGH DUAS A ROISE (Rise up, my darling) (talk between) - 2'50"

8. Stories told in English pt 1 - 2'21"

9. Part 2 "The Danes" - 4'47"

10. Part 3 "Making Bananas" - 3'34"

11. PATRICK SHEEHAN (talk aft) - 0'52"

12. MAIRE MIC PHAIDIN (Mary McFadden) (talk aft) - 1'13"

13. NANCY OG (talk aft) - 1'07"

14. Talk about English & Irish/ Hard Times - 1'02"

15. Talk about education/ travelling schoolmaster - 1'06"

16. Story of the song: BRID BHAN - 2'31"

Recorded by Peter Kennedy, Middledore, Gweedore, Donegal 24th August 1953.. Interviewer: Sean O Boyle.

SHEILA GALLAGHER Age 90, widow living alone in the cottage she owns - She was one of 9 in the family (when rec 5 were dead) - In her youth she had worked at Hamilton in Scotland for 16 years.