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The title of the air came from the name of County Londonderry, and was collected by Jane Ross of Limavady in the county.. Ross submitted the tune to music collector George Petrie, and it was then published by the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland in the 1855 book The Ancient Music of Ireland, which Petrie edited. [1]
Jane Ross was born in or near Limavady, County Londonderry on 5 August 1810. She was the eldest of the four daughters and two sons of John Ross (1781–1830) and his second wife Jane (née Ogilby). She was the eldest of the four daughters and two sons of John Ross (1781–1830) and his second wife Jane (née Ogilby).
Settings of Songs and Tunes from William Chappell's "Old English Popular Music". (OEPM) ... "Irish Tune from County Derry" BFMS 6, 5, 15, 20 and 29 (a) Solo piano
Percy Grainger's "Irish Tune from County Derry" adapted the "Danny Boy/Londonderry Air" melody for wind ensemble in 1918. [ 8 ] The song is popular for funerals, but the National Catholic Reporter wrote in 2001 that it "cannot be played during Mass." [ 9 ]
This upbeat song by Irish band, The Corrs, landed on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 and remains a popular radio staple with its infectious beat and ear-worm lyrics. ... 'Star of the County Down' by ...
Eddie Butcher (8 May 1900 – 8 September 1980) was an Irish traditional singer, folk-song collector and songwriter from Magilligan, County Londonderry.He had an extensive repertoire of songs that he performed in a sturdy, earthy style.
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
According to Lebor Gabála Érenn (11th century), Fochain was a daughter of Partholón, an ancient settler of Ireland. [3] In the Táin Bó Cúailnge, Cúchulainn meets with Medb and Fergus mac Róich in Glenn Fochaine. [4] A more prosaic etymology could be the Old Irish fochaín, "smooth-bottomed." [5]