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Mother Macree/Machree? DigiTrad: MOTHER MACHREE Related threads: Help: does anyone know song:Mother McGee (16) Lyr Req: She's the Daughter of Mother Machree (6) Lyr Req: Mother Machree + Macushla (13) |
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Subject: Mother Macree/Machree? From: PattyG Date: 13 Nov 99 - 10:13 PM I don't remember which spelling is correct for this song title. Help? |
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Subject: RE: Mother Macree/Machree? From: Martin _Ryan Date: 14 Nov 99 - 06:35 AM "Machree" is the usual - its an anglicisation of "mo chroí" meaning "of my heart". Regards |
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Subject: RE: Mother Macree/Machree? From: PattyG Date: 14 Nov 99 - 03:00 PM Thank you! I never realized the meaning behind the name/word. How very moving. Thank you. |
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Subject: RE: Mother Macree/Machree? From: GUEST,there's a spot in my heart Date: 05 Jun 07 - 05:42 AM |
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Subject: RE: Mother Macree/Machree? From: GUEST,irene Date: 12 Oct 12 - 11:01 AM thank you.i thought it might be gaelic - and it was. i'll pass it on to my after-Mass group. wish i could sing it. |
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Subject: RE: Mother Macree/Machree? From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 12 Oct 12 - 01:11 PM Music by Chauncey Olcott and Ernest R. Ball, lyric by Rida Johnson Young, 1910. (Not the same woman as "Widow Machree" in a dirty black gown) |
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