Leaving Dear Old Ireland
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1955
Track ID
62973
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.26.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
A fragment of the sentimental song 'Leaving Dear Old Ireland' ['Three Leaves of Shamrock'], in which a man about to emigrate is stopped by a girl and asked to convey three shamrock leaves to her brother - they were plucked from their mother's grave.
Item Notes
1 verse of 8 lines with a chorus of 4 lines. Composed by James McGuire, and published in 1889 by Harding's Music Office, New York.
See:
'A History of Popular Music in America' (S. G. Spaeth, 1948) p. 250
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Blairgowrie
Village/Place - Blairgowrie
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good