CAHSS Faculty Articles
The Folksong Tradition of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
Department
Department of Literature and Modern Languages
Publication Date
1985
Publication Title
Folklore
Volume
96
Issue/No.
1
First Page
67
Last Page
86
Abstract
The two folksongs associated with Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh which survive in Irish tradition to the present are: Eibhlín, a rúin [ER] ('Eileen, my love') 'Seachrán Chearbhaill' [SC] (Cearbhall's Wandering'). Both songs occur within certain versions of the folktale of Cearbhall and Eleanor (or Eibhlín), as well as independently. In some examples, the storyteller merely alludes to one or both of the songs, while in others he sings or recites a more-or-less complete version of one of them.
NSUWorks Citation
Doan, J. E. (1985). The Folksong Tradition of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh. Folklore, 96 (1), 67-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/0015587X.1985.9716334
ORCID ID
0000-0002-4966-1251
DOI
10.1080/0015587X.1985.9716334