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11 Dec 97 - 10:10 AM (#17393) Subject: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Anne I am looking for the lyrics to an Irish song entitled "Carlingsford Bay." Thanks. |
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11 Dec 97 - 12:26 PM (#17406) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Martin Ryan Any more detail? Regards |
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11 Dec 97 - 05:58 PM (#17418) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Barry See "Carnloch Bay 2 ", & "Sweet Carnloch Bay" & "Road Tae Dundee" & "Road To Dundee", all in the DT. Barry |
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12 Dec 97 - 04:03 AM (#17445) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Martin Ryan Barry That's what I thought! But there's another song floating in the back of my head somewhere.... Regards |
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12 Dec 97 - 04:13 AM (#17447) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Wolfgang Hell "Farewell to Carlingford" is the song I am reminded of (it is in the DT-database), but a search with Alta Vista showed that there is indeed a song titled "Carlingford Bay" (sorry, no lyrics). It still could be the same song. Just in case, Anne, try "Carlingford" in the upper right hand corner for a search and you get three songs, though I doubt you get the one you are looking for. Wolfgang |
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12 Dec 97 - 12:06 PM (#17456) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Try "the Leaving of Carlingford" I think that's a Tommy Makem song. (by "I think" I mean I haven't checked my recordings yet). |
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03 Apr 06 - 10:22 PM (#1709893) Subject: Lyr Add: CARLINGFORD BAY From: Jim Dixon From http://www.theballadeers.com/Lyrics_C1.htm: CARLINGFORD BAY There's an old winding road taking me to the mountains And down to the sea far below From the bloom on the bush comes the sound of the thrush Through the woodlands I left long ago. CHORUS: So keep those wheels a-turning. Tell the folks I'm coming home to stay Where I played as a child With my heart free and wild Down the loch shores near Carlingford Bay. I would sweep with my hur (sic) through the green growing meadows And dance till the dawn of the day. I would stand on the deck of a staunch fishing smack While the girls wave goodbye from the Quay. CHORUS What fools men can be when a strange land is calling! And oh, how it makes young men blind! For the years slipped away as I toiled night and day For a fortune I never did find. CHORUS TWICE |
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04 Apr 06 - 11:09 AM (#1710217) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Wolfgang Jim, you're doing a sterling work by answering these old requests. Is this a new record for lapse of time between question and response? Wolfgang |
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04 Apr 06 - 07:21 PM (#1710646) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Jim Dixon Could be. I'm not keeping track. |
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04 Apr 06 - 07:41 PM (#1710659) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Declan Anyone got any info about where the Carlingford in this song might be? My father's people came from near Carlingford in Co. Louth Ireland. This is definitely the placed mentioned in the Tommy Makem song referenced above which also mentions Greenore which is near the place in County Louth. I'm not sure the song above comes from the same place, although it does mention a Lough - the bay near Carlingford Co. Louth is known as Carlingford Lough. I suspect Carlingsford may be in a completely different part of the world. |
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05 Apr 06 - 08:01 AM (#1710983) Subject: RE: Carlingsford Bay lyrics? From: Jim Dixon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Carlingford may refer to: * Carlingford, County Louth, a mediaeval village in Republic of Ireland * Carlingford Lough, the sea loch where the village is located * Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, Australia There are numerous references to Carlingsford on the Internet, but I suspect they are all mistakes or variant spellings for the above 3 places. Carlingsford is also fictional place in a series of novels by Margaret Oliphant. |
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15 Aug 06 - 01:07 AM (#1810086) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: GUEST,irishgirl yes, Carlingford is a small medieval town in County Louth right near Greenore and is infact on a bay, well more near the canal that separates southern and northern Ireland. You can see northern ireland across the bay if you stand on the water. its a great little town that my family is from and a place i dearly love. you should go there someday. |
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15 Aug 06 - 04:11 AM (#1810132) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: ard mhacha Tommy Makem`s song Carlingford is without doubt about that lovely town in the County Louth, a place of great scenic beauty and in historic lore, one of my favourite places, a mere 40 minutes journey away. |
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15 Aug 06 - 05:26 PM (#1810589) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: MartinRyan This thread is a bit scrambled - but I remain fascinated by the "hur"! Any other sources? Regards |
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15 Aug 06 - 05:32 PM (#1810598) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: GUEST,gary banjo check www.theballadeers.com |
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15 Aug 06 - 05:38 PM (#1810605) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: MartinRyan Gary The set given above is taken from there - "hur" an' all! Regards |
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15 Aug 06 - 05:40 PM (#1810609) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: MartinRyan My best guess is "hurl" - though it's not an area noted for hurlers! Regards |
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07 Jun 08 - 05:07 AM (#2359929) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: GUEST,Iris Farrell I am looking for the words of Carlingford bay also. Was at a party last night and all us oldies could remember were the first three lines. Keep up the good work. |
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07 Jun 08 - 10:03 AM (#2360059) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: GEST Here's a YouTube video from Ireland1 of the Dublin City Ramblers singing Carlingford Bay from their album Flight of Earls. The notes say: "Written by Paddy McGuigan." The word 'hur' still isn't distinguishable, but the lyrics are quite similar to those previously posted by Jim Dixon. :-) http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=kqOBouskV88 |
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07 Jun 08 - 12:27 PM (#2360128) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: Gulliver It's "hurl" (ie, hurling stick, for playing the game of hurling). Paddy McGuigan was a member of the Barleycorn, and wrote "The Men Behind the Wire" and "The Boys of the old Brigade", among other songs. He came from Belfast but now lives near Dublin, I believe. Hurling goes back a long way in the district--I have a song (originally in Irish) describing a hurling match in nearby Omeath in 1750, here. Don |
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07 Jun 08 - 01:20 PM (#2360148) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: GUEST,DonMeixner I am remembering a Hurl as a harvesting tool like scythe. This would make sense in the context of the verse. But I'm remembering tools from early Central New York State and not tools from Ireland. Don |
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07 Jun 08 - 07:51 PM (#2360399) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: Gulliver For definition of "hurl" see here. Don |
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07 Jun 08 - 08:31 PM (#2360430) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carlingford Bay From: Declan Martin, Two years is a long time to reply I know. The Cooley peninsula may not currently be renowned for it's hurlers but if memory serves me right this was the home of Setanta (not Mr O hAilpín) who was one of the most legendary hurlers of all time (apart from Chritsy Ring). |