This song appears on the very first ("Rising of the Moon") album of the Clancy/Makem group(1955?) sung by the glorious young tenor of Liam C., in Gaelic. I know because I had a gift copy as soon as it came out, new from Paddy & Tom themselves, who were friends of my stepfather's. He was one of the founders of the Guthrie Children's Fund, and booked concerts at a theater in Greenwich Village. Paddy & Tom used to come to our house in Rockville Center on Long Island. My stepdad's name was Lou Gordon. Absolutely beautiful song, & voice. Tw
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