Description
'An Chailleach ó Lough an Leagh.' The band is composed of Daragh Slacke (guitar & vocals) Barry FitzGerald (drums), David Gough (bass), Pat McManus (fiddle), Clara Rose (vocals), Peter Sheridan (keys), and engineered by Jamie Byrne. The words are by poet Noel Monaghan. The band's recent album is 'Bealach na Bó Finne'
Ailie Blunnie performs "The Arrival of Na hUltaigh to Leitrim (1795/96)" for The County Measure. Ailie's song recounts the forced migration of thousands of people from Armagh and surrounding counties to Leitrim in the 1790s. "West to the Evening Sun" is Ailie's debut album, for more see...
Published 10/28/24
Vincent Woods travels to his native Leitrim. He hears stories of Mohill from John Reynolds, boats along the canals and lakes, and visits sculptor Jackie McKenna in Manorhamilton.
Published 10/28/24