OT 11101 Track 1
from "1972." by Henry Glassie, In F-635 Irish Music and Culture
By David McDonald



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Notebook, file 5, pp. 1319-1335.
August 27, 1972, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Peter Flanagan, Joe Flanagan
Joe Flanagan explains the origin of "Mackan Fight". Note: It sounds like most of the discussion is actually by Peter Flanagan, but Joe Flanagan is indicated as the informant in Glassie’s notes.
Continuation of the discussion about the history of the "Mackan Fight", including the story of Owney the Dummy.
Discussion about the Swanlinbar Chapel Tossing (confrontation over the tearing down of the Swanlinbar Chapel around 1865); landlords; emancipation of Irish churches from the British government.
Discussion about Blessed Oliver.
Discussion about saints, including cures, St. Patrick, St. Febor, an American saint in Massachusetts, St. Mogue, and St. Brigid.
Discussion about St. Brigid’s crosses, the Feast of St. Brigid, and a comparison of this feast day to Palm Sunday.
Discussion about the discovery of a spring by St. Naile.
Discussion about St. Mogue and St. Mogue’s clay.
"Mackan Fight", Peter Flanagan, tin whistle.
"The Poor Scholar", Peter Flanagan, tin whistle.
"The Humors of Ballyconnell", Peter Flanagan, tin whistle.
"The Humors of Mackan", Peter Flanagan, tin whistle.
"McCloud’s Reel", Peter Flanagan, mouth organ (“French fiddle”).
"The Beginners Reel", Peter Flanagan, mouth organ.
"The Beginners Reel", Peter Flanagan, tin whistle. Followed by an informal conversation about Irish dancing and the reel played a second time.
"Handsome Sally", Peter Flanagan, tin whistle.
Beginnings of several unidentified pieces played by Peter Flanagan on tin whistle.
This recording is from a collection held by the Archives of Traditional Music at Indiana University. The online catalog record for this full collection can be found in the IUCAT system:
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