Carrickfergus" is an Irish folk song, named after the
town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern
Ireland. The origins of the song are unclear, but it
has been traced to an Irish language song, "Do bhí
bean uasal" ("There Was a Noblewoman"), which is
attested to the poet Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna, who
died in 1745 in County Clare.
The song appears on a ballad sheet in Cork City in the
mid Nineteenth Century in macaronic form.
I created this unique arrangeme...(+)
Carrickfergus" is an Irish folk song, named after the
town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern
Ireland. The origins of the song are unclear, but it
has been traced to an Irish language song, "Do bhí
bean uasal" ("There Was a Noblewoman"), which is
attested to the poet Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna, who
died in 1745 in County Clare.
The song appears on a ballad sheet in Cork City in the
mid Nineteenth Century in macaronic form.
I created this unique arrangement for Violin, Viola &
Celtic Harp.
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