Creggan White Hare Explained

The "Creggan White Hare" is an Irish folk song written by James Molloy. It was first recorded by Paddy Tunney in 1944.^[1]

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)^[2]
• 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)

External links

• University of Ulster field recordings

Notes and References

1. Book: Traditional Songs of the North of Ireland . Wolfhound Press . Bell . Derek . Derek Bell (musician) . Ó Conchubhair . Liam . 1999 . Belfast . 54–56 . 978-0863276309.
2. Book: The Stone Fiddle: My Way to Traditional Song . Gilbert Dalton . Tunney, Paddy . Paddy Tunney . 1979 . Skerries, County Dublin . 85.