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21 Sep 08 - 10:25 PM (#2446944) Subject: Lyr Add: WHERE THE MULCAIR RIVER FLOWS From: Gavyn Having spent much time searching for words of this old Irish ballad, I append it here for any other mudcat members who may seek it. WHERE THE MULCAIR RIVER FLOWS I'll sing to you of a lovely place, It's where I'd like to be. It's there I've spent my youthful days, in merriment and glee. It's colleen's fair, I do declare, 'tis with them I would go. To take a ramble down the banks, where the Mulcair river flows. The hills of Derk and of Brackile, 'tis amongst you I'd remain Where I could pass my time away, round lovely Pallasgreen Fond memories oft times bring me back, to the days long, long ago, When I used to ramble down the banks, where the Mulcair River flows. 'Tis well I do remember too, how in my youth and bloom, I've hunted on the mountain side, by Cappamore and Doon, By Carrickbeg and Castletown, places you all well know And Gurtavalla's muddy banks where the Mulcair River flows. And so tonight, my comrades bright, I'll bid you all adieu And as I finish those last few lines, I'll quickly tell to you Train up your youth, to hunt and shoot, with gun and dog to go And kill the game that still remains, where the Mulcair River flows. |
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22 Sep 08 - 08:01 AM (#2447154) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: GUEST,HughM Good work, Gavyn. I think many of us will appreciate this. |
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23 Sep 08 - 09:17 AM (#2448088) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: Jim Dixon I can't find "Mulcaire River" in my favorite gazetteer, but Google gives 200 hits on "Mulcaire River" and 2000 hits on "Mulcair River". |
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23 Sep 08 - 10:15 AM (#2448127) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: GUEST John Beag O Flatharta, a Conemara man, has this song on one of his CDs of a few years ago, with the title 'Where The Mulcair River Flows'. His style is kind of 'modern folk' with guitar. I like it a lot. |
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23 Sep 08 - 10:30 AM (#2448141) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: GUEST,Donal I have the song as the "Mulkear River ." |
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24 Sep 08 - 05:27 PM (#2449254) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: Jim Dixon Well, I've found Cappamore and Doon, and Gortavalla, Carrig Beg, and Pallas Grean are also on this map. |
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25 Sep 08 - 08:09 AM (#2449611) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: GUEST,HughM So is Brackyle! On the sleeve of the C.D. "Bygone Days" by P.J. Murrihy the spelling is Mulchaire, but my ordnance survey road atlas gives Mulkear. |
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12 Nov 08 - 03:34 PM (#2492052) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: GUEST,Pete Anyone have the notes for where the mulcair river flows? |
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14 May 09 - 03:05 AM (#2631370) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: GUEST,Bleisce From a Doon man I will have to say that the spelling of all rivers and townslands are perfect in the Gavyn posting. Fair play |
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28 May 09 - 10:48 AM (#2642759) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: GUEST,Fergus This song was recorded by Ryan's Fancy on the album A Time with Ryan's Fancy in 1979. (www.ryansfancy.com ) It was later released by Denis Ryan and Denis Carey (cousins) on the CD Newport town ( http://www.fivelinemusic.com/ ) Both gentlemen are from that part of Ireland. |
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29 May 09 - 12:59 PM (#2643694) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: Jim Dixon Here's a description of the album A Time With Ryan's Fancy but it doesn't mention WHERE THE MULCAIRE RIVER FLOWS. |
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29 May 09 - 01:15 PM (#2643699) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mulcaire River From: Jim Dixon Here's a description of the album Newport Town by Denis Ryan and Denis Carey. The song there is called WHERE THE MULCAIR RIVER FLOWS (note spelling) and it is attributed to James Ryan. You can also hear a sound sample of the first verse. |
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05 Aug 12 - 05:26 AM (#3386330) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Where the Mulcair River Flows From: GUEST,Maire griffin peters this song was written by my grandfather Bill Griffin of Doon who had the farm out at the mulchair river by the Toher Castle. My late mother sang it all the time and told me her father wrote it. I had searched for the words and thrilled to finally find it. It is often confused with Newport Town which has the same air I believe. Does anyone know older people now living in Doon, Co. Limerick. |
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05 Aug 12 - 06:59 PM (#3386625) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Where the Mulcair River Flows From: GUEST,leeneia I'm working on a MIDI for the tune, thanks to Jim Dixon's link from 2009. It sounds like a good flute or whistle tune. |
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26 Jul 13 - 07:14 AM (#3541914) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Where the Mulcair River Flows From: GUEST,steve mc does any one no the chords to this, ive ived in doon for 6 years now and cant ever imagine living anywhere else,im a scot away from home but never a day do i feel homesick when the folk of doon meet and greet ya |
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26 Jul 13 - 10:48 AM (#3542000) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Where the Mulcair River Flows From: Jim Dixon Sorry, I can't help with chords. But, for those who are interested, I found 2 recordings on Spotify: WHERE THE MULCHAIR RIVER FLOWS, performed by ULC on "Spring" (2000) WHERE THE MULKERE RIVER FLOWS, performed by John Beag on "Tá an Workhouse Lán" (2010) ULC is a Denmark-based trio consisting of Peter Uhrbrand, Sonnich Lydom, and Seamus Cahill. The record label is Danish and most of the songs on the album have Danish titles. What you hear on that cut is a fine male voice (Cahill, if I had to guess) accompanied by piano and guitar. There is a review of the album at CDRoots.com and a detailed description with sound samples at AlbumTrad.com |