an cailin ailinn song query

Subject: RE: an cailin ailinn song query
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Aug 25 - 12:33 PM

Tomás 'Jimmy' Mac Eoin composed it

Subject: RE: an cailin ailinn song query
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Aug 25 - 11:55 AM

A search of Mudcat using the Google Advanced Search brings up this Mudcat thread:

Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn started in 2000 but was last updated in 2016.

A search using the old Advanced Search (in the dropdown menu, scroll down) Origins: an cailin ailinn gives a bit more information.

Subject: an cailin ailinn
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Aug 25 - 11:44 AM

who wrote this song

Subject: RE: Origins: an cailin ailinn
From: GUEST
Date: 26 May 25 - 11:31 AM

Note the spelling of the title. See YouTube for A Chailin A`lainn sung by Tomás 'Jimmy' MacEoin & Arthur Cormack.

Subject: Origins: an cailin ailinn
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 26 May 25 - 06:15 AM

Does anyone know when this song was written. I believe it was written by Tomas mac Eoin.