Slowly working my way through Side 1 of her Gael Linn collection, on vinyl LP, released in 1971. Unaccompanied vocals, twelve songs on that side: according to sleeve notes, recorded for Radio Éireann or whatever it was called earlier than that name: studio broadcast recordings. To picture a singer singing entirely by herself in the studio for something that was going to go out over the airwaves....I would be so scared to do that.

Have already mentioned "Amhráin Mhuige Seóla: Traditional Folk Songs of Galway and Mayo." If this was not clear before, I should make it clear here and now, that this is not a sound recording. It is a printed book with lyrics and music (melodic lines only, not arrangements or accompaniments). The lyrics are given in Gaelic; an English translation follows each set of lyrics. The book is largely in English, especially the commentaries, notes, and bibliography; but Gaelic appears throughout.

Just found "Moll Dubh an Ghleanna," and can report that Máire Ní Scolaí sings the tune exactly as printed, and lyrics exactly as given, pages 141 through 143 in the printed book. However the book gives six verses, and for the recording the artist sings only verses 1, 2, and 4.