The Old House
Frederick O' Connor wrote this song about his childhood home at Baltrasna House Oldcastle County Meath, and it was part of the repertoire of no less than John McCormack whose recording can be heard over on youtube. Here Sean Reilly singing unaccompanied does his own inimitable take, and demonstrates what a fine singer he is. I came across an article on this song a number of years back in The Ireland's Own magazine but had forgotten most of the detail and it was Sean who mentioned Baltrasna House. Their is quite a bit of history on this one and its worth a visit over to the www.irishidentity.com/geese/stories/oldfolk.htm which I used as the source for this item. Anyway if you should find yourself in places as far afield as Havana or Madrid, not to mention a few other places it might be worth while getting out the street map. Sean can also be heard singing "My Lagan Love" if you scroll a bit further back.
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