The Cliffs Of Dooneen
Folk Song
Sources
History:
The Cliffs Of Dooneen
(
1930–1939
)
Edited by
Language
English
Region
County Clare, Ireland
Jack McAuliffe wrote the poem on a trip from Lixnaw to Beale in Ireland, probably in the 1930s. A few years later, an unknown person added the melody, but it is unclear whether it is a much older traditional melody.