“An Mhaighdean Mara (The Mermaid)”
Description
Irish Gaelic. Blond Mary Chinidh, whose mother is a mermaid, swims Lake Erne forever. She loves blond sailor Patrick.
Notes
The description follows the translation for "An Mhaighdean Mara" at _Clannad_ on Celtic Lyrics Corner site. - BS
Paul Stamler gives this description of Kitty Gallagher's version, which is however a translation of an excerpt of a fragment: "The singer, Mary Heeney, having swum the Erne, speaks to her girl Maire and (husband?) Patrick. Maire then speaks, saying that her mother was a mermaid." - PHS, (RBW)
Recordings
- Kitty Gallagher, "An Mhaighdean Mhara (The Mermaid Song)" [fragment] (on Lomax42, LomaxCD1742)
References
- Tunney-StoneFiddle, p. 58, "An Mhaighdean Mara" (1 text)
- BI, TSF058