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Creggan White Hare

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An Irish white hare.

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

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The following is a select list of recordings of the song.

References

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