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Creggan White Hare

The "Creggan White Hare" is an Irish folk song. It was first recorded by Paddy Tunney in 1944.

The song describes coursing events that took place in Creggan, County Tyrone. After Barney Conway failed to catch the hare while out hunting, he joins a group of sportsmen, "with pedigree greyhounds", to hunt the hare, who eludes them.

Recordings

The following is a select list of recordings of the song.

  • Paddy Tunney (1945)
  • Andy Irvine; with Dick Gaughan on Parallel Lines (1982)
  • Karan Casey, on Songlines (1997)
  • Kevin Mitchell, on Have a Drop Mair, Musical Tradition Records MTCD315-6 CD (2001)
  • Daoirí Farrell, on The First Turn (2008)

    • References

    Creggan White Hare Wikipedia
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