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Thread #906   Message #83298
Posted By: Philippa
01-Jun-99 - 05:44 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Slievenamon
Subject: RE: Slievenamon /Sliabh na mBan
correction to 29 May; I remember that the last line of the verse should be "as freedom they come bringing to Sliabh na mBan"

I got the book from Dominic himself when I was about 18-19, but I don't know where it is now
Annraoi, I don't think this is an Ulster song at all, but rather from the southwest of Ireland. It begins "Is oth liom féinig" and isn't like Cath Chéim an Fhiadh as I recall the later (doesn't Cath Chéim... share an air with one of the Orange marching tunes??)Well, we'll wait for Virginia's husband (David?) to clear that up. I got the words to Sliabh na mBan in Irish from Áine Uí Cheallaigh but didn't learn them; I'll have to look through my song sheets. Or you could look for her Gael-Linn recording.

will keep an eye out for Aoghan an Fhir rua mhóir; meanwhile we're looking for info on S MacAmbróis for the Quiet Land of Erin thread; an féidir leat cuidiú le sin, a thaisce?