The Best of Ireland

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry	Ruby Murray	1:11
2	Mush, Mush, Mush	Brendan O’Dowda	2:34
3	Teddy O’Neil	Ruby Murray	3:14
4	Si Do Mhaimeo / Peter Street (Medley)	Brendan O’Duill	3:10
5	The Ballymaquilty Band	Brendan O’Dowda	2:18
6	Delany’s Donkey	Ruby Murray	3:12
7	The Dear Little Shamrock	Brendan O’Dowda	3:01
8	On the One Road	Brendan O’Dowda	1:42
9	Doonaree	Brendan O’Dowda & Ruby Murray	3:30
10	Paddy McGinty’s Goat	Brendan O’Dowda	1:45
11	Dear Old Donegal recording of: Dear Old Donegal writer: Steve Graham	Ruby Murray	1:29
12	Eileen O’Grady	Brendan O’Dowda & Ruby Murray	2:57
13	MacNamara’s Band	Ruby Murray	1:47
14	Come Back to Erin	Brendan O’Dowda	3:16
15	The Three Tunes (Medley): Haste to the Wedding / Leslie’s Hornpipe / The German Beau	The Gallowglass Ceili Band	4:02
16	Reel (Medley): Paddy on the Railroad / Miss McLeod	The Gallowglass Ceili Band	2:41
17	I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen	Josef Locke	3:10
18	When You Were Sweet Sixteen	Josef Locke	3:04
19	My Heart’s in the Heart of Killarney	Larry Cunningham	1:57
20	Lovely Leitrim	Larry Cunningham	2:48
21	The Moonshiner	Delia Murphy	2:46
22	The Spinning Wheel	Delia Murphy	3:01
23	Three Drunken Maidens	Planxty	2:43
24	Whiskey in the Jar recording of: Whiskey in the Jar (traditional) lyricist and composer: [traditional] publisher: Carlin Music Corporation and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1993) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 533)	The Dubliners	2:59

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	The Galway Races publisher: Carlin Music Corporation and EMI Records Ltd. (in 1993) recording of: The Galway Races composer: [traditional]	The Dubliners	3:22
2	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling vocals: Ruby Murray recording of: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling lyricist: George Graff, Jr. and Chauncey Olcott composer: Ernest R. Ball publisher: M. Witmark & Sons (in 1912) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25290)	Ruby Murray	2:00
3	Danny Boy vocals: Ruby Murray recording of: Danny Boy publisher: Alfred Music lyricist: Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913) composer: [traditional] publisher: Boosey & Hawkes and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. sub-publisher: Public Music AB is based on: Londonderry Air	Ruby Murray	2:11
4	Galway Bay	Josef Locke	3:16
5	Macushla	Sean O’Se	2:32
6	Bantry Bay	Sean O’Se	3:22
7	The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee	Sean O’Se	3:58
8	The Star of the County Down tenor vocals: John McCormack recording of: Star of the County Down lyricist: Cathal McGarvey composer: [traditional] part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4801) version of: Dives and Lazarus	John McCormack	2:05
9	Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair recording of: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair lyricist: Stephen Foster composer: Stephen Foster (in 1854)	John McCormack	3:02
10	Phil the Fluters Ball	Brendan O’Dowda	2:17
11	Mountains of Mourne	Brendan O’Dowda	3:11
12	Queen of Connemara	The Ardellis Ceili Band	3:34
13	Jigs (Medley): Eavesdropper / Donnybrook Boys / A Visit to Ireland	The Ardellis Ceili Band	3:12
14	Old Skibbereen	Bridie Gallagher	4:01
15	Castlebar Fair	Bridie Gallagher	2:14
16	The Wearing of the Green	Dermot Henry	2:57
17	Ireland My Home	Father Sydney MacEwan	2:25
18	Cockles and Mussels	Ruby Murray	3:06
19	Trottin’ to the Fair	Ruby Murray	2:19
20	An Irish Lullaby	The Shannonside Ceili Band	2:07
21	Coortin’ in the Kitchen	Delia Murphy	2:46
22	Kelly the Boy From Killane recording of: Kelly the Boy from Killane writer: Patrick Joseph McCall part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: V13849)	The Dubliners	2:32
23	Limerick Rake	The Dubliners	3:13

3▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	It’s a Great Day for the Irish	Ruby Murray	1:52
2	Come Back Paddy Reilly	Brendan O’Dowda	2:53
3	Slattery’s Mounted Fut	Brendan O’Dowda	3:47
4	The Rose of Tralee vocals: Josef Locke recording of: The Rose of Tralee lyricist: Edward Mordaunt Spencer composer: Charles William Glover part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1978)	Josef Locke	3:03
5	Isle of Innisfree	Josef Locke	3:02
6	Old Bog Road	Tommy Drennan	3:15
7	Flower of Sweet Strabane	Bridie Gallagher	2:36
8	Where the River Shannon Flows	Bridie Gallagher	2:29
9	Old Claddagh Ring	John McCormack	2:57
10	Threels (Medley): Sheehans / Merry the Blacksmith / Music in the Glen	Kilfenora Céilí Band	3:04
11	Kitty of Coleraine	The Bunratty Singers	1:28
12	Mother Machree	Father Sydney MacEwan	3:04
13	Rose of Killarney	Father Sydney MacEwan	3:00
14	Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms	John McCormack	2:26
15	Are You Right There Michael recording of: Are Ye Right There Michael lyricist and composer: William Percy French is based on: Old Rosin the Beau (Rosin the Beau / Rosin the Bow)	Brendan O’Dowda	3:39
16	Down by the Sally Gardens	John McCormack	2:37
17	Coulin	Geraldine O’Grady	4:30
18	My Lagan Love tenor vocals: Michael O’Duffy (in 1948-05) recording of: My Lagan Love (in 1948-05) lyricist: [traditional] and Seosamh MacCathmhaoil composer: [traditional] publisher: Boosey & Hawkes part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1418)	Michael O’Duffy	2:58
19	Irish Salute (Medley): Galway Bay / With My Shillelagh Under My Arm / Dear Old Donegal	The Band of the Irish Guards	3:02
20	Maire My Girl	Josef Locke	3:03
21	How Can You Buy Killarney	Josef Locke	2:45

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printed in:	U.K.

distributed by and marketed by:	EMI
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	EMI Records Ltd. (in 1997)

part of:	EMI 100 (order: 8)

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