Songs & Ballads
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The songs marked on the map below have a connection to the townland marked by the pin. The connection is either the location named in the song or the townland of the composer or singer. Click on the pin to view the song.
Not all the songs can be accurately placed on the map. Some of the songs range widely over the townlands, as in hunting songs for instance, while others are general in nature. Sporting songs pose a similar barrier to placement and would be unfair to favour one location over another.
The organising of songs into categories can be difficult to achieve with accuracy as the subject matter of many of the songs and ballads cross many boundaries. The more accurately you attempt to place a song into a particular category often the more more difficult it is to find. The ‘Search Bar’ will allow for a more accurate word or phrase search. The Binneas Collection welcome submissions of songs from users and any information on the songs in the collection. A list of all songs containing links will appear below shortly.
Amhráin Gaeilge
An tAgent Múrlach agus Seán Usae
Caoineadh Sheáin Uí Shúilleabháin
Caoineadh Thaidhg ach Domhnaill
D’imigh beirt bhan uaim féinig
Fágfad sa an baile seo Amárach
Fágfad-sa an Baile Seo Amárach
Maidin Bhog Álainn i mBá na Scealg
Maidin Bhog Álainn i mBá na Scealg
Máire Ní Dhuibh agus Máire Chrón
Marbhna an Athar Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh
Marbhna Dhomhnaill Uí Chonaill
Raithineach, a Bhean Bheag (Finón)
Scoil Scairte Chnocáinín an Iúir
Seoladh na nGamhan Faoin Bhfásach
Songs in English
A Summer's Eve off the Kerry Coast
Paddy Downey’s voyage to the Skelligs
Song of a Kerry District Councillor
Song of welcome to the Archbishop of Cashel
Song of welcome to the Archbishop of Cashel
South Kerry Championship final 1936 (Portmagee versus Derrynane)
The 1959 All-Ireland Final (Kerry vs Galway)
The ball of Tadhg of Loher
The Beagles of old Cahersiveen
The Caoining Women (E.Sigerson Clifford)
The Death of Skellig Mór (Part 2)
The Deluge in Cahersiveen 1924
The Deluge in Cahersiveen 1930
The Hounds of Filemore (Ballad of a Drag-hunt)
The Mangerton Fusiliers (The Rise of Skellig Mór Part 1)
Songs in Collections
The Daniel O’Connell Newspaper Compositions
A whitefoot epistle to Dan O'connell
An Address
An Irish Agitator
Cushlamachree
Dan and Littleton page
Dan the Ministerial man
Dan's confession to Father Roger
Derrynane Solliloquies
Friendly inquiry after Dan returned missing
My Legal Reputation
O'Connell's Ode
Sweet County Kerry
The abolition of tithes
The Old Story
To Dan, The Attorney General
To Daniel O'Connell
The Heroes of the Mine
In 1922
The Ambush at Bunadreen 1920
Micky Aherne song
DeValera and Arthur Griffiths arguing
Cathal Brugha
Heathy Slopes of Gurrane
Erskine Childers
To the Memory of Pat Lynch
Willie Myles
The Man of 1922
The Martyred Five
Kelly the Fenian Boy
My Only Son was Shot in Dublin
Daniel Allman
Joseph Taylor from Glencar
Not What to Do
Frank Grady
Amhrán an Fhir gur chuir a Bhean goPríosún é
An Buachaill Óg a phós an Seanabhean
An Cailín Óg a phós an Seanduine
An Iníon agus a Máthair
An Mairnéalach Loinge
An Máistir Rinnce
An Sagart a thug Searc do Mhnaoi Óig
Ar bhfágaint an Choireáin
Ar Charraig nagCapall in airde
Bacach Buí na Léige
Bauchaillí an Bhaile
Bun Ros na Coille
Caoineadh ar Thadhg Ó Dónaill
Caoineadh Mná Bhéara
Cath Chéim an Fhia
Cill Chais
Deoch an Tarta
Do Fuaireas do Thuairisc
Fiacha an Bhainbh
Is dílleachtaí fáin tú
Lizzy Aisy
Maidean Bhog Álainn
Maidean Bhog Gréine
Marbhna do Mhac Uí Bhraonáin
Mary Óg
Mo Chreach is Mo Chás
Moladh an Why So?
Pádraig Ó Duigín
Peaidí Ó Cumbá agus An Buitléaraí
Réidh-chnoc Mná Duibhe
Roinnt an Fhia
Seán Geanncach agus an tseanmháis
Seán Ó Máille agus an Bhean Óg
Séan Shéamais Uí Ghealabháin agus an Sagart Óg
Tomás Rua agus Seán Ó Siochtú
The Padraig O’Connell Manuscript
Cappanagrown
Croisearcarta
Down by the Comeragh Side
Heathry Slope of Gurrane
J.F Kennedy Page
Lonely Banna Strand Page
Mooing Behind the Hill
Old School At Caher
Sweet Foilmore
The Boys of Barr Na Sráide
The Lonely Woods of Upton
The Men of 1962
Top of the Aoine Side
The compositions below have been digitised and links will be available here shortly.
A Ballinskelligs Girl
A Beloved Teacher
A Day at the Races in Caherciveen
A Hymn for Knock"
A Kerry Wooing"
A Mother Prayers"
A Mother Prays"
A Summer's Eve off the Kerry
Aherne Song
Amhran na gleann"
An Exile's Farewell"
An Seoinín briste
Arizona Call to Kerry"
Ball of Tadhg of Lohar"
Banna"
Banna 1968"
Banna Strand"
Bealach Ossian
Beautiful Filemore"
Brave Cooper and
Cahersiveen"
Ceol ar Sínsear
Cnoc na dTobar"
Cnoc nd Tdobar"
Come Along the Shore"
Cór na Scol leabhar"
Croiseacharta
Dairbhre's Lovely Shore
Dan O'Connell was born at
Dance Music"
Daniel Allman"
Daniel O'Connell the Irish
Danno"
Dark Night"
Dark November's Day"
Darrynane"
Death of Maurice Fitzgerald
Derrynane"
Derrynane Bay"
Derrynane Bay as Beheld in a
Derrynane Concert and Trail
DeValera's Half Crown
Donal of the Glen
Elegy for Skellig Mór"
Erskine Childers"
Even born in Prayer"
Failthe"
Fair Waterville"
Farewell to Daibhre
Filemore"
Filemore and Killorglin
Fine Day"
For the moon Shines Tonight
Frank Grady"
From Kells to Gerringong"
Glencar"
Golden Jubilee Presentation
Hunting the Wren"
I am a Young Fellow"
I wish I was with them again"
In the old house at home"
Iron Mike RAS Song"
Iveragh"
Iveragh song 2"
James Griffin of Letter"
John Casey"
Johnny Golden"
Joseph Taylor"
Joseph Taylor from Glencar"
Kelly the Fenian Boy"
Kerry and Sinn Fein"
Kerry I can't Forget"
Kerry Long ago"
Kerry Song"
Kerrys Call"
Kilmackerin School"
King Dan and His Family"
Little Brown Brother"
Lonnely Banna Strand"
Lovely Sweet Filemore"
Making Babies by Steam"
Marry, Marry do"
Mike Shea Football Song"
Misc & Odds"
Mountjoy Gaol"
Mountjoy Hotel"
Murphy's Volunteers"
My own Dear Finian's Bay"
My Sweet Awna Caol"
My Village by the Sea"
Nancy Hogan's Goose"
O'er the Water in
O'Father build me a boat"
Oh God be with you Kerry"
On my Travels"
One day in December"
Paddy Cumba's
Paddy Downey's Voyage to Skelligs"
Patrick Lynch"
Poundeen Sugrue Song"
Raised for export"
Reared for Export"
Reenrasheen"
Rossbeigh County Kerry"
Sailor Song"
Sceilg Mhichíl"
School"
Sean Rua's Song"
Skellig List Bon Ton"
Skellig list 1961"
Skellig List Bandon 1846"
Skellig List Dromid 1940's"
Skellig Mór"
Song Book"
Song of welcome to the Arch
St Finan's Glen"
Sweet are the roses that
Sweet County Kerry DOC"
Sweet Cuas Crome"
The 1960 Sewerage Scheme"
The Ambush at Bunadreen"
The Ball of Tadhg of Loher"
The Ballad of the Bog"
The bar with no stout"
The Batchelor from Bally"
The Beagles of Old
The Boatmen of Ardcost"
The Bonding of the Gael"
The Boys of Bahaghs"
The Boys of Barr na Sraide"
The Bridge of Happy
The Butter Tariff"
The Caherciveen Races"
The Chase"
The Crowbar Gang"
The Dance at John Murphy's
The Dead Patriot"
The Death of Skellig Mor"
The Derrynane Mass Rock"
The Dingle Puck Goat"
The Dying Exile"
The Election Song"
The Emigrant"
The Emmigrant"
The Fairy Hurlers"
The Fenian Men"
The Fenians"
The Fenians of Iveragh"
The Feninas of Caherciveen"
The Foggy Dew"
The Gander"
The Gander of Clahane"
The Girls of The Glen"
The Glamour of Puck Fair"
The Glorious Old Round
The Great German Plane"
The Great Skellig"
the green fields around
The Green Fields of Filemore"
The Hairy Man Song"
The Heathy Slopes of
The Heroes of the Mine"
The Hills of Filemore"
The Hokels"
The Irish Seonin"
The Islander"
The Kells Set Dancers"
The Kerry Dance"
The Kerry Eagle"
The Kerry Golf Shield"
The Kerry Hills"
The Kerry Ladies"
The Liberator"
The Lovely Lake of Cloon"
The Lovely Shades of Sneem"
The Mangerton Fusiliers"
The Men of 1962"
The Muingydowda Rose"
The Newly Consecrated
The Night of Seanín's Ball"
The Night Pat Keily Died"
The O'Connell Memorial
The Ohermong Ambush"
The old Cause"
The Old Cow Going to
The Old School"
The Old School at
The Paddy Mouse"
The Peeler and the Goat"
The Philippine Soldier"
The Phillipine Soldier"
The RIC"
The Road From Killorglin to
The School Band"
The Secret of Kerry"
The Seonín Briste"
The Ship Niagra"
The Skelligs Rock"
The Turf Machine Song"
The waters that flow round
The Waters that Flow 'Round
The Winkle Woman"
The Wren Boys Song"
The Young Islander's Victory
The Youth From Milltown"
There will be another day"
Timothey Courtney's Mill"
To my Fellow Watervillians"
To the Skelligs"
To Waterville"
Top of the Inny Side"
Tribute to Iveragh"
Tribute to Johnny Mahoney
Unidentified song"
Up Kerry"
Valentia Long Ago"
Waterville"
Welcome"
Welcome Home, Welcome
What does little Birdie Say"
What will little Birdie Say"
What will you do love"
Why is Firies Cross"
Willie Myles"
Raithineach, a Bhean Bheag (2)
Abba Coile
Ag baint muire"
Amhran"
Amhran a daobh dtire"
Amhran a tSaigdura"
Amhran an Contractor"
Amhran an da Ga"
Amhran an fir gur"
Amhran an Hata
Amhran an tSaigdiura"
Amhran Eile"
Amhran grá"
Amhran na Gleann
Amhran na mBrog"
Amhran sean a"
Amran an ghabhair"
An Capall Draidochta"
An Rógaire Dubh"
An Sprid"
An Táilliúr Aerach"
an t-uan an Siobhan"
Aodhaire Bó"
Aor na Francac"
Ar da Teanga"
Bean an fir Ruaidh"
Bean Dubh an Gleanna"
Bharantas a plana"
Bó na leat"
Bó na Leathadhairce"
Bridín deas ni Neil"
Bróga Johnny Goulding"
Cath Chéim an Fhiadh"
Cloch ar do Charn"
Cum a ciste"
Cúnnla"
Diarmuid na nae Stig"
Fear a Phos Bean"
Filiochta"
Lar ar an Sceilg"
Moladh Muilean"
Monts a Chasuir"
Na Cleaganna"
No name"
Ochon a Donnacha"
Sceilg Mhicil"
Séamusín"
Sean a Briste Leathair"
Seán a Phice