Lyr Req: Castle of Dromore (from The Corries)

Subject: Castle of Drummore (Corries)
From: GUEST,Roy McLellan
Date: 01 Oct 01 - 09:15 AM

Hi all!

I am a newcomer, and have just searched Digitrad for a line in "The Castle..." which has been annoying me. Like many, it is the Corries' version with which I am familiar.

The line in question is the second one in the first verse. It begins, "Yet peace is in her lofty halls..."

It's the next bit that bothers me. Digitrad gave "my loving treasure store," but I am sure this is not what Roy Williamson sang. Does anyone have any idea what his version was?

Thanks for any help; I'm not even nearly an authority on folk music, but I have got a new baby coming and would like to be able to sing this song to it!

Roy McLellan

Subject: RE: Castle of Drummore (Corries)
From: Alice
Date: 01 Oct 01 - 09:28 AM

The correct title is Castle of DROMORE, and there are a number of previous threads discussing the song. This one about the phrase Yet peace is in its lofty halls, a phais-de ban a stor (instead of loving treasure store, which is how the Clancy Brothers recorded it). Another thread with lyrics: October Winds - Castle of Dromore

Use the word Dromore in the search box and you will get more results.

Alice

Subject: RE: Castle of Drummore (Corries)
From: Alice
Date: 01 Oct 01 - 09:32 AM

I learned it from the old Clancy Bros recording, so I don't know what the Corries sing. It is possible that it's the Irish words I noted in linking to the previous thread. That thread includes a translation and how to pronounce it, (my darling fair child) and also info on Dromore Castle.

Subject: RE: Castle of Drummore (Corries)
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 01 Oct 01 - 12:15 PM

For another discussion, too recent to have been indexed by the search engine as yet, see  Help: Castle of Dromore; origins and location.  If anyone is able to add anything substantive on the subject of a supposed 18th century "original" on which Harold Boulton may have based his lyric (the one without the Gaelic phrase, presumably), we'd like to hear about it.

Subject: RE: Castle of Drummore (Corries)
From: Alice
Date: 01 Oct 01 - 02:42 PM

Thanks, Malcolm, that was the thread I was thinking of and couldn't find it.

Alice

Subject: RE: Castle of Drummore (Corries)
From: GUEST,Roy McLellan
Date: 02 Oct 01 - 04:32 PM

Thanks to you both, Alice and Malcolm. Now that I see the Irish/Gaelic line, I'm absolutely certain that's exactly what Roy Williamson sang! Now my poor baby can suffer my vocal efforts from start to finish!

Cheers,

Roy