I recently picked up a great little book called Cut the Loaf: Irish Children's Songs from Mercier Press. I'm going to ask my friend Mr. Scanner to copy the index for you. You'll find that many of the songs are in our database (just click on the links). If there are others that interest you, I'll be glad to post them.
-Joe Offer-
- INSIDE AND OUT
- 1. Cut the Loaf
- 2. Stalky Bluebells
- 3. Five o'clock is Striking
- 4. My Aunt Jane
- 5. I'll Tell my Ma
- 6. My Singing Bird
- 7. The Jug of Punch
- STRANGE FOLK
- 8. There was a Crooked Man
- 9. This Old Man
- 10. Molly Malone
- 11. The Wee Falorie Man
- 12. Did you ever see the Devil
- 13. Ballyconnell Fair
- 14. Tam Brown (click for a version)
- LOVE'S JOYS
- 15. Down by the River
- 16. Fan-a-winnow
- 17. Mairi's Wedding
- 18. Will ye go, Lassie, go
- 19. The Garden where the Praties Grow
- 20. The Girl with the Buckles on her Shoes
- LOVE'S PROBLEMS
- 21. Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
- 22. Round Apple (click for a version - cringe)
- 23. I Know Where I'm Going
- 24. The Dark-eyed Gypsy click for a version)
- 25. Ballinderry
- 26. Down by the Sally Gardens
- 27. The Spanish Lady
- 28. `Twas Down in the Meadows (click for a version)
- 29. I Know My Love
- ACTION AND INCIDENT
- 30. The Big Ship Sails
- 31. Here's the Robbers Passing By
- 32. Johnny Todd (click for English version)
- 33. Down by the River Saile (cringe)
- 34. Mrs. McGrath
- 35. Johnny I Hardly Knew You
- 36. Are You Right There, Michael?
- 37. Reynard the Fox
- 38. Slattery's Mounted Fut
- GLIMPSES OF HISTORY
- 39. Kitty's Toys
- 40. The Minstrel Boy
- 41. Famine Song
- 42. Let Erin Remember
- FRIENDS PAST
- 43. Green Gravel
- 44. Poor Roger is Dead
- 45. Fair Rosa
- 46. Henry, My Son
- 47. All around the Loney-O (click for a version - cringe)
- GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE
- 48. Joseph and the Gentle Mary
- 49. I See the Moon
- 50. The Holly and Ivy Girl
Note that many of these songs may not be acceptable to politically-correct American parents, and many probably aren't suitable for 5 to 8 year olds.
You may also want to take a look at our Children's Street Songs thread.