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Thread #159935   Message #3790960
Posted By: keberoxu
18-May-16 - 02:58 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Eibhlin a Ruin
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eibhlin a Ruin
Regarding the Digital Tradition database:

Aileen/Eileen Aroon, files 1 through 7, do not contain the Gaelic/Irish lyrics properly spelled out, as they have been submitted in posts on this thread. Files 2 and 3 (spelled Aileen) do have the evidence, printed centuries ago, of an ear-witness who had no Gaelic and who wrote down the lyrics he heard, in a kind of Italianate dictation-by-ear; even then, the verses are somewhat incomplete. File Aileen-Aroon4 has an English translation. None of the files are spelled Eibhín a Rúin.

Joe Offer has explained to me that presently the Digital Tradition is kind of suspended; access to the files continues, but no submissions to the database at this time. For updates on song lyrics and the research and publication of same, we Mudcatters must rely on the threads in the forum.   Thanks everybody.