The Ould Bog Hole
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
20893
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1952.026.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
John Strachan jokes that modern young men take their girlfriends to the pictures to cajole them but in the old days it was different.
In the song the young man courts his young lady, promising to work hard for her and the many children he plans they should have.
Item Notes
4 verses, chorus and third verse omitted.
See:
Greig-Duncan vol. 4, pp. 61-63
'Six Hundred and Seventeen Irish Songs and Ballads' [c. 1898] p. 40
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Fyvie
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good