Do Bhí Bean Uasal (Carrickfergus) sung by Seán Ó Sé, with Matthew Allen and Sheila Falls Keohane

Do Bhí Bean Uasal (Carrickfergus) - sung in Irish and English by Seán Ó Sé, accompanied by Matthew Allen (guitar) and Sheila Falls Keohane (fiddle). From a Gaelic Roots Series performance hosted by BC's Irish Studies Program, 2016 September 15, Theology and Ministry Library Auditorium, Boston College. Boston College's Gaelic Roots Series recordings are archived at Burns Library. Info at: http://library.bc.edu/burns Song lyrics (N.B., the Irish language lyrics provided below are a modified version from lyricstranslate.com): 1. Do bhí bean uasal seal dá lua liom ’S do chuir sí suas díomsa faraoir géar Do ghabhas lastuas di sna bailtí móra Ach d'fhag sí ann mé os comhair an tsaoil Dá bhfaighinnse a ceannsa faoi áirsí an teampaill Do bheinnse arís im’ ábhar féin Ach anois táim tinn lag ’s gan fáil ar leigheas agam Is beidh mo mhuintir ag gol im’ dhéidh 2. I wish I had you in Carrickfergus Is fada ón áit sin go Baile Uí Chuain Sailing over the deep blue waters I ndiaidh mo ghrá geal is í ag éalu uaim For the seas are deep, love, and I cannot swim over And neither have I the wings to fly I wish I met with a handsome boatman Who would ferry me over my love and I 3. 'Twas in Kilkenny it was reported A marble stone there as black as ink With gold and silver I will support her But I'll sing no more 'til I have a drink For I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober A handsome rover from town to town But now I am dead and my days they are over Come all ye fair maids, now lay me down.