The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #4753   Message #26091
Posted By: Bruce O.
20-Apr-98 - 07:53 PM
Thread Name: Geud Man of Ballangigh
Subject: RE: Geud Man of Ballangigh
That's pretty close to what I heard, and I think there was a song. But I got the impression, which may be wrong, that the song was written to fit the title long after the tune appeared. That's not uncommon. "Seanbuy/ Shambuy/ Sen Buidhe" in my scarce songs is one. I've forgotten if I gave the one to "Drops of Brandy". I would appear that in The Dancing Master, and the other early copy, that the title refered to a particular dance, not a song.