Lyr Req: Lorna Doone + Dierdre o' the Sorrows

Subject: RE: LYR.REQ.: LornaDoone & Dierdre o' th' Sorrows
From: Bruce O.
Date: 11 Jan 98 - 03:09 PM

The tale of Dierdre (Derdriu) and the Sons of Usnoth (Uisliu) starts on p. 8 of Thomsas Kinsella's translation of 'The Tain' (Oxford University Press). Dierdre's sorrowful chant, rather than song, is on pp. 18-19. This is a literal, not metical, translation from Gaelic.

Subject: RE: LYR.REQ.: LornaDoone & Dierdre o' th' Sorrows
From: Shula
Date: 08 Sep 97 - 01:26 AM

Dear Bruce,

Thanks very much for the reference. Not sure this sounds like what I recall; -- the whole phrase, rather than the name only, sticks in memory. Before I trundle off to the library in search of these excellent compendia of treeware: you wouldn't know of a www. location, perchance?

Since I've seen your answers in other threads, and am much impressed by your acquaintance with the area of my search, might I ask that if you should, subsequently, discover a song reference to "Lorna Doone," you would be so kind as to post to this thread or send a note to my personal page? Thank you for the bother.

Shula

Subject: RE: LYR.REQ.: LornaDoone & Dierdre o' th' Sorrows
From: Bruce
Date: 07 Sep 97 - 03:40 PM

My recollection is that this is the Dierdre that married the Sons of Usnoth, and were exiled from Ireland to Scotland. I forget whether the sons of Usnoth were killed there or after a return to Ireland. An old Irish tale, about which a song was made. No Lorna Doone here, though

Tune is "Deirdre's Lamentation for the Sons of Usnoth Irish" in O'Farrell's Pocket Companion, II, c 1811. Verses and music in Bunting's 1840 collection.

Subject: LYR.REQ.: LornaDoone & Dierdre o' th' Sorrows
From: Shula
Date: 06 Sep 97 - 11:12 PM

Vaguely recall a couple of lovely songs; one about Lorna Doone and one that made reference to Dierdre o' the Sorrows. Any help finding these would be much appreciated.

Shula