The Galway Shawl

Contributors

Stewart, Sheila, 1935-2014 (818)

Fieldworkers

Henderson, Hamish, 1919-2002 (10) Fleming, Maurice, 1926-2020 (1486)

Date

Track ID 37207

Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1961.044.B12

Original Tape ID

SA1961.044

Summary

In this Irish song, a man encounters a beautiful girl while out walking. They walk together until they reach her house, at which point she invites him in to meet her parents. There he plays old Irish melodies for them, and the girl sings sweetly to his music. The next morning, he departs for Donegal, but will always remember her and her Galway shawl.

Item Notes

6 verses of 4 lines.

See:
'Sam Henry's Songs of the People' (G. Huntington, 1990) p. 269
'Till Doomsday in the Afternoon' (E. MacColl & P. Seeger, 1986) pp. 218-220

Recording Location

County - Angus

Parish - Dundee

Village/Place - Dundee

Language

English

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair