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Eileen Óg (Pride Of Petravore)
Words by Percy French - Roscommon
Percy French was born in Clooneyquinn House on May 1st 1954 and his songs are popular to this day. Here is one of his best loved and light hearted songs involving the beautiful Eileen and her many admirers.

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Eileen Óg oh that the darlin's name is
Through the Barony her features they were famous
If we all loved her who was there to blame us
For wasn't she the Pride of Petravore?
But her beauty made us all so shy
Not a man among us could look her in the eye
Boys, oh boys, sure that's the reason why
We're in mourning' for the Pride of Petravore


Eileen Óg my heart is growin' gray
Ever since the day you wandered far away
Eileen Óg, there's good fish in the sea
But there's none of them like the Pride of Petravore


Friday at the fair in Ballintubber
Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber
I’d like to set my mark upon the robber
For he stole away the Pride of Petravore
He never seemed to see the girl at all
Even when she ogled him from underneath her shawl
Lookin' big and masterful while she was lookin' small
Most provoking' for the Pride of Petravore


So it went as was in the beginning
Eileen Óg was bent upon the winning
Big McGrath contentedly was grinning
Being courted by the Pride of Petravore
Says he: “I know a girl that could knock you into fits”
At that Eileen nearly lost her wits
The upshot of the ruction is that now the robber sits
With his arm around the Pride of Petravore


Boys, oh boys, with fate it's hard to grapple
Of my eyes Eileen was the apple
Now I see her walkin' to the chapel
With the hardest featured man in Petravore
Ah now, boys, this is all I have to say:
When you do your courtin' make no display
If you want them to run after you, just walk the other way
For they're mostly like the Pride of Petravore

credits

from The Crankie Island Song Project, released September 27, 2024
Cathy Jordan - vocals
Roger Tallroth - Guitar
Gustaf Ljunggren - Clarinet, guitar
Lars Andreas Haug - Tuba
Arranged by Cathy Jordan and Roger Tallroth
Peter Crann - Original crankie illustrations

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Cathy Jordan Sligo, Ireland

Singer, musician and songwriter,
Roscommon born Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group “​Dervish” for nearly 30 years. She is a self-taught guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán and bones player. Cathy has been an ambassador for Irish culture and music for over a quarter of a century, and has a deep understanding of traditional Irish songs and singing. ... more

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