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Irish Street Ballads
Colm O Lochlainn, |
The Songs
The songs are sorted by their first line (which isn’t shown here); the reference numbers are taken from the book.
- The Kerry Recruit (Roud 520; Laws J8; G/D 1:79)
- A Lady Fair (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471, H818)
- A New Song Called Granuaile (Roud 3034)
- New Song on the Taxes (Roud 3033)
- The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232)
- The Maid with the Bonny Brown Hair (Roud 3032; Henry H24, H575)
- The Mantle of Green (Roud 714; Laws N38; G/D 5:1033; Henry H76)
- Youghal Harbour (Roud 2734; Henry H503)
- The Bonny Labouring Boy (Roud 1162; Laws M14; Henry H576)
- The Sporting Races of Galway (Roud 3031)
- The Piper’s Tunes (Roud 3030)
- There’s Whiskey in the Jar (Roud 533; Laws L13A; Henry H792)
- Grá Geal Mo Chroí (Roud 2329; Henry H582)
- A New Song on the Manchester Martyrs; or The Smashing of the Van (Roud 3028)
- Brian O Lynn (Roud 294; Henry H480a; TYG 27)
- The Bonny Bunch of Roses (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155)
- The Black Horse (Roud 3027; Henry H586)
- The Girl I Left Behind Me (Roud 689)
- The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe (Roud 562; Laws P7; Henry H84, H688)
- The Wreck of the Mary Jane (Roud 3026)
- Van Diemen’s Land (Roud 519; Laws L18; G/D 2:252)
- The Maid of Sweet Gurteen (Roud 3025; Henry H594)
- A New Song on the Rocks of Baun (Roud 3024; Henry H139)
- The Suit of Green (Roud 3023)
- The Bold Belfast Shoemaker (Roud 982; Laws J15; G/D 1:82)
- Donnelly and Cooper (Roud 2147)
- Father Murphy (Roud 3020)
- Bold McDermott Roe (Roud 3021)
- Young Molly Bán (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114)
- The Jolly Farmer (Roud 1603)
- The Sorrowful Lament for Callaghan, Greally and Mullen (Roud 3042)
- Coortin’ in the Kitchen (Roud 1007; Laws Q16)
- A Ballad of Master McGrath (Roud 3041; Henry H161c)
- Rossa’s Farewell to Erin (Roud 3040)
- The Old Grey Mare (Roud 3039)
- Lillibulero (Roud 3038)
- The Bold Rake (Roud 3036)
- Charming Mary Neal (Roud 142; Laws M17; Henry H55)
- The Hackler from Grouse Hall (Roud 3035)
- Dublin Jack of All Trades (Roud 3017)
- Down By the Tanyard Side (Roud 1021; Laws M28; Henry H52b)
- The Limerick Rake (Roud 3018)
- The Lucky Elopement (Roud 2559)
- Boston City (Roud 261; Laws L16; G/D 2:260; Henry H691, 202)
- A New Song Called The Young Maid’s Love (Roud 3019; Henry H58)
- If I Was a Blackbird (Roud 387; Henry H79)
- The Sporting Youth (Roud 3016)
- The Boys of Wexford (Roud 3015)
- Kevin Barry (Roud 3014)
- The Old Orange Flute (Roud 3013)
- The Rocky Road to Dublin (Roud 3012; Henry H44)
- Lanigan’s Ball (Roud 3011)
- Dunlavin Green (Roud 3010)
- The Women Are Worse Than the Men (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320)
- Lovely Willie (Roud 1913; Laws M35; Henry H587)
- My Boy Willie (Roud 273; Laws K12; G/D 6:1245)
- Cailín Deas Crúite Na Mbó (Roud V7930)
- The Banks of Claudy (Roud 266; Laws N40; G/D 5:1036; Henry H5, H693)
- The Flower of Magherally (Roud 3009; Henry H220)
- Henry Joy McCracken (Roud 3008)
- The Maid That Sold Her Barley (Roud 3007)
- The Night of the Ragman’s Ball (Roud 3006)
- Grá-mo-chroí, I’d Like to See Old Ireland Free Once More (Roud 5204)
- The Real Old Mountain Dew (Roud 938)
- General Munroe (Roud 1166)
- The Lamentation of Hugh Reynolds (Roud 2395)
- Nell Flaherty’s Drake (Roud 3005; Henry H228b)
- The Bold Deserter (Roud 1655)
- The Parting Glass (Roud 3004; G/D 8:1531; Henry H769)
- The Orange Lily-O (Roud 3003)
- Mrs McGrath (Roud 678; Henry H131)
- Limerick Is Beautiful (Roud 3002)
- The Boys of Kilkenny (Roud 1451)
- The Peeler and the Goat (Roud 1458)
- Mary From Dungloe (Roud 3001)
- The Maid of Bunclody, and the Lad She Loves So Dear (Roud 3000)
- The Bantry Girls’ Lament (Roud 2999)
- The Grazier Tribe (Roud 2998)
- Sweet County Wexford (Roud 2997)
- The Banks of the Roses (Roud 603; G/D 7:1444)
- Seán a Duír a’ Ghleanna (Roud 38230)
- Dobbin’s Flowery Vale (Roud 999; Laws O29; Henry H85)
- The Star of Donegal (Roud 2996; Henry H555)
- Doran’s Ass (Roud 1010; Laws Q19)
- Moorlug Mary (Roud 2742; Henry H173)
- The Lambs on the Green Hill (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198)
- Bold Robert Emmet (Roud 3066)
- Johnny Harte (Roud 2929; Henry H106)
- The Barley Corn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559)
- Pat of Mullingar (Roud 3067)
- Finnegan’s Wake (Roud 1009; Laws Q17)
- “I Thank You, Ma’am,” Says Dan (Roud 3044; Henry H184, H689)
- The Lily of the West (Roud 957; Laws P29; Henry H578)
- O’Reilly From the Co. Leitrim; or The Phoenix of Erin’s Green Isle (Roud 4720; Henry H580)
- Sweet Carnloch Bay (Roud 2300; G/D 5:971)
- Come to the Bower (Roud 3045)
- The Red-Haired Man’s Wife (Roud 3046)
- John McGoldrick and the Quaker’s Daughter (Roud 3047)
- Lovely Katie of Liskehaun (Roud 3048)
- Bachelor’s Walk: Mournful Lines on the Military Outrage in Dublin (Roud 3049)
- The Boys of Old Erin the Green (Roud 3050)
- Erin’s Lovely Home (Roud 1427; G/D 3:480)
Appendix
The appendix has either continued lyrics, related songs, or songs to the same tune as the songs referenced by the number.
- Poor Old Granuaile (Roud 3068)
- The Foot and Mouth Disease (Roud 3069)
- The Town of Antrim (Roud 2746; Henry H632)
- Father Murphy (Roud 3020) (cont’d)
- The Hackler from Grouse Hall (Roud 3035) (cont’d)
- The Sergeant’s Lamentation (Roud 3070)
- The Limerick Rake (Roud 3018) (cont’d)
- Pat O Donnell (Roud 2794)
- Lanigan’s Ball (Roud 3011) (cont’d)
- The Lamentations of Patrick Brady; or The Heroes of Ninety-Eight (Roud 3071)
- Cailín Deas Crúite Na Mbó (Roud V7930) (cont’d)
- The Night of the Ragman’s Ball (Roud 3006) (cont’d)
- Nell Flaherty’s Drake (Roud 3005; Henry H228b) (cont’d)
- The Old Leather Breeches (Roud 923)
- The Peeler and the Goat (Roud 1458) (cont’d)
- Dobbin’s Flowery Vale (Roud 999; Laws O29; Henry H85) (cont’d)
- Doran’s Ass (Roud 1010; Laws Q19) (cont’d)
- Lovely Katie of Liskehaun (Roud 3048) (cont’d)
- The Boys of Old Erin the Green (Roud 3050) (cont’d)
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More Irish Street Ballads
Colm O Lochlainn, |
The Songs
The songs are sorted by their first line (which isn’t shown here); the reference numbers are taken from the book.
- The Thirteenth Lock (Roud 37672)
- The New Irish Girl (Roud 308; G/D 5:946; Henry H711)
- James Stephens, the Gallant Fenian Boy (RoudBS B275285)
- One Penny Portion (Roud 993; Laws O41; G/D 6:1093; Henry H634)
- Peggy Bawn (Roud 661)
- Doon the Moor (Roud 375; Henry H177)
- Reilly the Fisherman (Roud 270; Laws M8; G/D 1:22; Henry H468)
- The Verdant Braes of Skreen (Roud 419; Henry H593)
- Slieav Gallion Braes (Roud 1420)
- The Bonny Green Tree (Roud 2512; Laws P19; Henry H794)
- Our Lady of Knock (Roud 9759)
- The Stuttering Lovers (Roud 9669)
- The Brigade at Fontenoy (Roud 9758)
- Murty Hynes (Roud 9757)
- Billy Byrne of Ballymanus (Roud 2376)
- The Lay of Oliver Gogarty
- The Cruise of the Calabar (Roud 1079; Henry H502)
- Ye Loyal Lovers (Roud 9232)
- Jim Larkin, R.I.P.
- Rody McCorley (Roud 5279)
- Farewell Dearest Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755)
- The Turfman From Ardee (Roud 5187)
- My Gentle Colleen Bawn (Roud 4391)
- The Hiring Fairs of Ulster (Roud 6533)
- The Beggarman’s Song (Roud 900; Henry H751)
- John Mitchel (Roud 5163; Henry H179ab)
- Drihaureen O Mo Chree (Little Brother of My Heart) (Roud 2360)
- The Black Stripper (Roud 2287; Henry H20a)
- The Cod Liver Oil (Roud 4221)
- Lament of John O Mahony
- The Grave of Wolfe Tone (Roud 9313)
- The Bright Star of Derry (Roud 9754)
- The Merchant’s Daughter (Roud 4715; Henry H159b)
- The Newry Highwayman (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260)
- Goodbye Mursheen Durkin (Roud 9753)
- The Cow Ate the Piper (Roud 8147; Henry H29)
- My Beatuy of Limerick (Roud 9752)
- Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold (Roud 553; Laws N17; G/D 1:176)
- The Croppy Boy (Roud 1030; Laws J14)
- The Croppy Boy (Roud 31263)
- The Valley of Knockanure (Roud 9761)
- The Dark Fairy Rath (Roud V24801)
- My Johnny Was a Shoemaker (Roud 1388; G/D 8:1848)
- Mary of Ballyhaunis (Roud 7960; Henry H483)
- The Chinaman (Roud 9762)
- Harp or Lion? (Roud 9763)
- The Fenians’ Escape (Roud 9764)
- Nach Mbonin Shin Do (Roud 9765)
- Blackbirds and Thrushes (Roud 329)
- Billy O’Rourke (Roud 2101)
- The March of Intellect (Roud V34400?)
- Lovely Mary Donnelly (Roud 41708)
- Lurgan Town (Roud 6870)
- The Outlaw of Loch Lene (Roud 39459)
- The Boys of Mullabawn (Roud 2362)
- The Galbally Farmer (Roud 6978)
- Sweet Jenny of the Moor (Roud 581; Laws N34; G/D 5:1050; Henry H107)
- The Irish Stranger (Roud 1629)
- The Shan Van Vocht (Roud 6529)
- The Young Serving Man (Roud 539; Laws M15; G/D 5:1003; Henry H668)
- Dermody and Hynes (Roud 9766)
- The Thief of the World (Roud 37780)
- The Woman of Three Cows (Roud V15681)
- Pirate Smith
- The Agricultural Irish Girl (Roud 37287)
- The Rising of the Moon (Roud 9634)
- The Rambler from Clare (Roud 1531)
- The Little Red Fpx (Roud 7906)
- The Player Who Played Before Moses (Roud 3091)
- Three Brave Blacksmiths (Roud 9768)
- The Maid of Castlecraig (Roud 39316)
- Brennan on the Moor (Roud 476; Laws L7; G/D 2:258)
- Blow the Candle Out (Roud 368; Laws P17; G/D 4:788)
- A Kiss in the Morning Early (Roud 3807; G/D 1:50)
- The Manchester Martyrs (Roud 3029)
- The Shady Road to Clane (Roud 9769)
- The Blackbird (Roud 2375)
- M’Dermott’s Farewell (RoudBS B301522)
- The Woods of Drumbo (Roud 13466)
- The Potato (Roud V54233)
- Song of Repentance
- Pretty Susan the Pride of Kildare (Roud 962; Laws P6)
- The Star of Slane (Roud 6530)
- Mo Chreeveen Eeven Aulin Og (My Pleasant Beautiful Young Little Branch)
- Harry Flood’s Election Song (Roud 9770)
- In Praise of the City of Mullingar
- The Shamrock Shore (Roud 1455)
- George's Quay, or The Forgetful Sailor (Roud 678; Henry H131)
- The Behy Eviction (Roud V54236)
- The Battle of Carrickshock (Roud 9772)
- Nice Little Jenny From Ballinasloe (Roud 5305)
- Hannah Healy, the Pride of Howth (Roud 9313)
- Sweet Portaferry (Roud 31051)
- The Boys From Rebel Cork (Roud 9774)
- The Bag of Nails (Roud 26083)
- The Holy Ground (Roud 929)
- The Green Mossy Banks of the Lea (Roud 987; Laws O15)
- Rosemary Fair (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329)
- Rody McCorley (Roud 5279)
Appendix I
The appendix has related songs, or songs to the same tune as the songs referenced by the number.
- The Escape of James Stephens (Roud V8284)
- The Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180)
- Wild Sliav Gallen Brae (Roud 3577; Henry H540)
- Naileannáin Bhriotacha (The Stuttering Lovers)
- The Straightened Banks of Erne
- On Board the Bugaboo (Roud 9775)
- The Clonmel Flood (Roud 9776)
- The Wreck of the Avondale (Roud 9777)
- Rare Clomnel (Roud 9778)
- The Old Settoo (Roud 3420)
- Jimmy Mo Veela Sthore (Jimmy My Thousand Treasures) (Roud 9782)
- Ballyburbling
- Changing Berth (Roud 9779)
- The Night Before Larry Was Stretched (Roud 37837)
- The Malahide Fishermen (Roud 9780)
- The Piper of Crossbarry - 19 March 1921 (Roud 34676)
- Lord Wathe’ford (Roud 6529)
- Captain Thompson (Roud 2373)
- The Tarry Trousers (Roud 542, 3086; G/D 4:746; Henry H532, H641)
- Sweet River Suir (Roud V24767)
- The Chant of the Coal Quay
- The Deserter’s Meditation (Roud V12556)
- The Shamrock Shore (Roud 2287; Henry H20a)
Appendix II
This appendix has more songs that can be fitted to songs in Irish Street Ballads. They are referenced by page number.
- Fish and Chips (Roud 38216)
- Whack Fol the Diddle (Roud 32972)
- The Wreck of the Vartry
- Morrissey and the Benicia Boy (Roud 9781)
- Heenan and Sayers (Roud 2148; Laws H20)
- Morrissey and the Russian Sailor (Roud 2150; Laws H18)
- The Wreck of the Gwendoline
- The Star of Sunday’s Well
- The Two Travellers
- Black and Amber Glory
- Erin’s Green Shore (Roud 280; Laws Q27)
- The Drydaun Dun (Roud 2363; Henry H206)
- Mournful Lines, or The Death of General Michael Collins
- The Pride of Pimlico (RoudBS V54296)