Barney O'Hare

Original Track ID

SA1960.166.A4

Original Tape ID

SA1960.166

Summary

A fragment of the Irish song, 'Barney O'Hare (from the County Clare)':

Oh as I gaed up the Canongate, a female stepped up to me
And she has got the impudence to act'lly say she knew me,
And says I, "My lass, ye're standin there, but I humbly beg your pardon,
For I am not a mark for drink, for I haven't got one farthin."

Item Notes

1 verse of 4 lines.

The similarity in the name of the main character, as well as the reference to 'impudence', possibly link this song to song 'Barney O'Hea' by Samuel Lover (1797-1838).

See:
'Irish Come-all-ye's: A Repository of Ancient Irish Songs and Ballads'
(M. O'Conor, 1901) pp. 65-66

Recording Location

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair