Peigín Leitir Móir
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| "Peigín Leitir Móir" | |
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| Song | |
| English title | Peggy Lettermore |
"Peigín Leitir Móir" is a popular Irish folk song.
The original verses of the song were written in Irish by Máirtín Ó Clochartaigh and Pádraic Ó Maille of Leitir Caladh (a townland to the north of Leitir Mór, County Galway) around the turn of the 20th century.[1] It was published in the review An Claidheamh Soluis in 1911. However, new verses were added at various times and places as the song gained popularity in Irish-speaking districts.
In general, the song extols the beauty of a woman called Peigín, and tells how she attracts not only the poet but men from different districts.
The song is also played as a polka, without lyrics, by traditional musicians.
Recordings
- The Dubliners, In Concert (1965), A Time To Remember (2009)
- Na Casaidigh (1994)
- Orthodox Celts, The Celts Strike Again (1997)
- Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin (2008)[2]
- John Spillane, Irish Songs We Learned at School (2008)
- Seán Ó Riada
- Ceoltóirí Chualann
