Lyr ADD: Rathlin Island

07 Aug 99 - 05:47 AM (#102998)
Subject: Lyrics for Rathlin Island
From: Colin The Whistler

Hi folks..hav'nt been about for a while but I'm back on line so watch out folkie world. Anybody got the wprds of Rathlin Island..

Sailing southwards to Rathlin Island Passed Fair Head..etc......

Slainte

Colin Ballygally

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07 Aug 99 - 01:18 PM (#103013)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: Eugene Dunphy

Hi Colin.

Re: lyrics to Rathlin Island. I'll try and get you them soon. The man who wrote the song - Brian Connors - lives up the road from me.

The Best to you.

Eugene

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08 Aug 99 - 12:45 AM (#103101)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: alison

I know we had a thread on this one before...... can't find it though.

slainte

alison

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08 Aug 99 - 12:51 AM (#103102)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: alison

well there's good news and bad news.....

Good news... I found the Rathlin Island thread

Bad news..... they only had a few more lyrics than you.

Slainte

alison

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08 Aug 99 - 12:54 AM (#103103)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: Dale Rose

Using Max's handy new three year search in the Filter/Age box, I found a thread from 97, using just the term, rathlin. It did't seem to add much to the discussion, though. The body search part of the Enhanced Search seems to still not be working, or we could find it.

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08 Aug 99 - 12:57 AM (#103104)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: Dale Rose

And of course, Alison found it while I was trying to get the Enhanced Search to work!

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08 Aug 99 - 01:17 AM (#103106)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: alison

Yes Dale..... I couldn't get the old search thingie to work... but the new one found it no problem.

slainte

alison

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09 Aug 99 - 07:12 PM (#103493)
Subject: Lyr Add: RATHLIN ISLAND BOAT SONG
From: SingsIrish Songs

Here's what I transcribed from the version by Barley Bree. However, there are a couple words I just can't make out (in brackets below). The first word I haven't a clue--sounds like "glassen" but that's not a word in my dictionary...the other I decided could be "gales" but Barley Bree makes it sound more like "gallets"... If anyone knows the particular words (or any other corrections for that matter), please, please, please post them...

SingsIrish Songs -------------------------

Rathlin Island Boat Song

Ref: Sailing Southwards from Rathlin Island
Past Fair Head and by Murlough Bay
With a north wind to glide us onwards
What care we for the wind or spray

We've been fishing since morning early
When the sun first shown on th ebay.
We've a fine catch of life and [glassen],
Six wee codlings for Friday's tea.

It's the life for a man of freedom
With a good boat and trusty crew.
With the sea for his relm and kingdom
And the wild seals and [gales] too.

We'll be home by the evening surely
Sailing south with the flowing tide.
We'll be met there by Henry Andy
For a pint or two to Ring McBride's.

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10 Aug 99 - 04:06 AM (#103615)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: alison

hi,

could it be "gannets"? type of sea bird....

slainte

alison

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10 Aug 99 - 02:57 PM (#103769)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: SingsIrish Songs

Alison,

I bet that's it!

With the sea for his relm and kingdom
And the wild seals and gannets too.

Makes sense to me!

Thanks,

Mary

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23 Feb 10 - 04:39 PM (#2848021)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: GUEST

It's Glashen the Irish word for colefish and the other word it Gannets a type of sea bird

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17 Mar 10 - 06:53 PM (#2866399)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: GUEST

glassen is an inishowen/northern word for pollock.

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19 Jun 10 - 08:45 PM (#2931287)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rathlin Island
From: GUEST

Hi
did you know that the people on Rathlin do not consider Sailing Southwards to be a song about the Island.
Songs from Rathlin are The Enchanted Isle, The Fkashing Lights. Rathlin Island, Fear An Bhata and Donal agus Morag
Islander T

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