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Monday 21 May 2012

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Play: The Homes of Donegal, sung by Paul Brady

Paul Brady, singer and songwriter.

Published on Friday 17 February 2012 14:10

This song was written by Seán McBride in about 1955. Seán was a native of Cruit island which is in the Rosses area. He was a school teacher at St Baithin’s school in the Carrigans/ St Johnston area for most of his life. Seán passed away at the age of 90 in August 1996 and is buried on Cruit Island.

Seán only wrote the lyrics, the actual air itself is maybe 150 or more years old. There are many songs around using the same melody, the closest one is a song called “The Faughan Side,” This song was part of the Curriculum in national schools in east Donegal and as Seán was a teacher in the Lagan Valley in Inishowen. This version by Paul Brady is from his 1985 album “Back to the Centre”

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