Initial Song
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Original
Agus fagaimid siúd mar atá sé
Folk Song
Folk Song
Sources
The song is listed in the Roud Index under number 3018. The exact origin of the melody is unknown. It is quite similar to the melody of "Cad é sin don té sin?" The melody is also titled "Juice Of The Barley" or "Darby O’Leary".
History:
Agus fagaimid siúd mar atá sé
Language
Irish
Region
Ireland
The Limerick Rake
(
1939
)
Language
English
Region
County Limerick, Ireland
Noted in
Irish Street Ballads
The lyrics, based on their content, date to the second half of the 18th century. The author is unknown. The song was reprinted in 1939 in Colm Ó Lochlainn's "Irish Street Ballads."
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