The lovely Irish rose
Eta Nash
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ExploreThe lovely Irish rose, song (A winding welard winds its way out to a lovely Irish home …) Composed by Fred Kearney of Carndonagh, Co Donegal, this song was available widely on commercial 78rpm records during the 1930s and ‘40s (McBride 1988:114–15). In more recent years, it was recorded by well-known Newfoundland singers Harry Hibbs (More Harry Hibbs, Arc Sound, 1968) and Eddie Coffey (Live at the Newfoundlander, Country Records, 1978). Eta Nash learned “The lovely Irish rose” in order to sing it at a school concert.
| ITMA Reference | 54056 |
| Creator | Nash, Eta, singing in English |
| Contributor | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | November 1975 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Song in English |
| Language | English |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Sound |
| Extent | 00:02:09 |
| Copyright | Performer and Aidan O'Hara |
| Roud Number | 30315 |
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Frankie Nash plays the whistle for a party in Dermot and Rita Roche’s house in Branch, ca. October 1976/77. The onlookers in the background are (from left to right): Keith Roche (Dermot Roche's son) ; Mary Jean Roche (Dermot Roche's daughter) ; Rita Roche.
| ITMA Reference | 255526 |
| Creator | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | October [1976/77] |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | [Roche house, Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada] |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Instrumental Music |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Extent | 1 digital image |
| Copyright | Aidan O'Hara |
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Banna's banks, song (As down by Banna's Banks I strayed one evening in May …) This 18th-century broadside ballad is more commonly known as “Molly Asthore.” Composition is credited to Wexford politician George Ogle (1739–1814). The protagonist of the song wanders by the shore (Co Kerry), thinking back on an estranged lover. Caroline Brennan learned this song from her grandmother.
| ITMA Reference | 54059 |
| Creator | Brennan, Caroline, singing in English, singing in Irish |
| Contributor | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | 2 May 1976 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Ship Cove, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Song in English ; Newfoundland: Song in Irish |
| Language | English ; Irish |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara |
| Type | Sound |
| Extent | 00:04:02 |
| Copyright | Performer and Aidan O'Hara |
| Roud Number | 4717 |
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Siúl a ghrá, song (Oh I'll go up in yonder hill …) A typed transcript based on Aidan O'Hara's field recording, with annotations and corrections by the collector.
| Creator | O'Hara, Aidan |
| Date | 10 November 1975 |
| Publisher | Irish Traditional Music Archive |
| Location | Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Singing in English ; Newfoundland: Singing in Irish |
| Language | English ; Irish |
| Collection | Aidan O'Hara Collection |
| Type | Text |
| Extent | 1 p. |
| Copyright | Aidan O'Hara |
| Roud Number | 911 |
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John Hennessy step dances to music played by Gerald Campbell on the harmonica. This image appears in Radharc's 1981 documentary The Forgotten Irish.
| Creator | Wylde, Donal, camera ; McCarthy, Dermod, director |
| Date | [August 1980] |
| Publisher | The Radharc Trust Film Archive |
| Location | Roche house, Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Subject | Newfoundland: Instrumental Music ; Newfoundland: Dance |
| Collection | The Radharc Trust Film Archive |
| Type | Image |
| Extent | 1 digital image |
| Copyright | The Radharc Trust Film Archive |
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