Lyr req: The Boys of Barr Na Sraide

Subject: Lyr req: The Boys of Barr Na Sraide
From: Mbo
Date: 25 Jun 99 - 04:38 PM

Hi! Does anyone know the lyrics to "The Boys of Barr Na Sraide" by Arcady! Much thanks in advance!

Subject: RE: Lyr req: The Boys of Barr Na Sraide
From: Martin _Ryan
Date: 25 Jun 99 - 06:45 PM

Hi!

We had this one a while ago. Try HERE

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr req: The Boys of Barr Na Sraide
From:
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 11:08 AM

i very much would like the lyrics to the Boys of barra na straide. Does anyone have them and could Email them to me .Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr req: The Boys of Barr Na Sraide
From:
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 11:21 AM

thanks so much for the lyrics and the scholarly research.It's much appreciated. Be well jenny.

Subject: RE: Lyr req: The Boys of Barr Na Sraide
From: Big Tim
Date: 19 Jul 01 - 01:24 PM

I first heard the version by Christy Moore, but check out the version by Sean Garvey, it's tops. The song was written by Edward "Sigerson" Clifford of Cahersiveen, Kerry. Born 1913, died 1985. (Sigerson was his mother's maiden name). His poems were published as "Ballads of a Bogman" in 1955 and is still in print, a bit of a poor man's Yeats, in my opinion, be it ever so humble, but "Barr" is terrific, means "high street or top street", incidentally, the street in Cahersiveen where he was raised, (he was born in Cork).