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Thread #62929 Message #1020087
Posted By: GUEST,John Moulden
16-Sep-03 - 03:18 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
Subject: RE: Origins: Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
The common Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore was first sung on an EFDSS LP(1969) by Packie Manus Byrne, now over 80 and living in Ardara Co Donegal. He was born at Corkermore between there and Killybegs. It was taken up by Paul Brady and subsequently. However, there are longer and more local (to north Derry, Donegal) versions in Sam Henry's Songs of the People and in Jimmy McBride's The Flower of Dunaff Hill. The songs at the Bodelian with the title Shamrock Shore have no connection with this one - The first lines begin "You curious searchers.." "You muses nine..." and "You broken hearted heroes.." all of which I know, and "Come all you fair maidens.." and "In a musing mind with me combine" which I don't but I'd bet the last is a derivation of "Ye muses nine..."!