Tipperary Songs

Dave Van Ronk

pinkcloud111

I love "The Hills of Killenaule"

Fionn

for all you C&W fans

looder

pinkcloud111 wrote: »

I love "The Hills of Killenaule"

Dave Van Ronk

looder wrote: »

Who sings this version?

pinkcloud111

The Music for the Hills of Killenaule was written by Liam O'Donnell of Killenaule and the lyrics were written by Davy Cormack of Killenaule.
Liam O'Donnell recorded it on Songs of Tipperary for Emerald Isle records.
This is my favourite version of the song.
It was not written by Michael Bracken as is suggested on that clip from YouTube

Gotya

Take care the Premier has woken.
Beware the mighty Blue and Gold.
The bonfires will burn bright round Slieve na mBan tonight,
For Liam McCarty's coming home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwBoVoJEeNI

Dave Van Ronk

What is the background to these recordings? Who are the people singing & playing?

A2LUE42 wrote: »

Recorded on an old spool to spool tape recorder, converted to cassette tape and then to mp3 over a number of decades.

Any Tipperary Town

The Village of Portroe

And the chap singing is on the left in this photo.
http://www.ballinahandball.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=41426911

The Cows of Roscrea
(This is the only time I have ever heard of this one, sound isn't great)

Dave Van Ronk

pinkcloud111 wrote: »

Liam O'Donnell recorded it on Songs of Tipperary for Emerald Isle records.

Where did you get a copy of that album? Cannot find it online.

Dave Van Ronk

A great Tipperary man singing a great Tipperary song

Dave Van Ronk

TIPPERARY, Song by Billy Murray, written in 1907 by Leo Curley, James M. Fulton and J. Fred Helf.

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Our Hero John Doyle - Song by Mattie Weldon

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Sliabh na mBan" - an Irish-language song composed by Michéal O Longáin of Carrignavar, about the massacre in July 1798 of a party of Tipperary insurgents at Carrigmoclear on the slopes of Slievenamon.

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The Tipperary Tinker - Denis McCarthy

I’m a wandering tinker I’ve travelled my share
And I’ve courted the colleens from Antrim to Clare
I was always light hearted and hadn’t a care
As I sang like a lark in the morning
Till cupid came sporting one morning in May
I spied a fair colleen while going my way
As I drew along side her my heart went astray
And commenced for to thump without warning
Chorus: Skithery aye dum di dithery I dum da dum.

I drew alongside her she blushing with shame
And I gently inquired would she tell me her name
Begod now said she I will tell you the same
All the people I know call me Mary
But my father has got me a man in his eye
Who has plenty of land and a fortune for I
And he said that for me he’d be willing to die
And his name is Alphonsus O’Leary
Chorus

Sure I know him myself he has land he has gold
Ah but look at the cratur he’s withered and ol
And an old mans affections are often quite cold
Although he’d be wed to a fairy
Ah but look at myself sure I’m handsome and tall
And I know that you’d love me the best of them all
So come on don’t be hiding your head in your shawl
And say that you’ll marry me Mary
Chorus

She blushed and she giggled said she you’re a rogue
And her sweet lilting laughter was soft as her brogue
Say’s she I’d give up all his gold for one pogue
From the tinker of sweet Tipperary
So together they went to a priest to be wed
And betwixt them a cross word has never been said
While the rich count their gold they count children instead
And they pray for Alphonsus O’leary
Chorus

So come all you young colleens that’s listens to me
Let the man that you marry be youthful and free
For although he’s much gold as there’s fish in the sea
An ould man is often contrary
He will say that he’s right and tis you must be wrong
And worse he will get as the years roll along
So if you want to make all your life a sweet song
Go and marry a tinker called Mary
Chorus

Dave Van Ronk

The Valley of Sweet Aherlow composed by Patrick J Coughlan of Bansha.

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