A Chaipin-ar-leathuaic A'bhfeacais Na Caoire

DESCRIPTION: Gaelic. A shepherdess meets a young man and asks if he has seen her sheep. First he says no. Then he says he has and has turned them back.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage sheep youth shepherd sex
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin 1, "A Chaipin-ar-leathuaic A'bhfeacais Na Caoire" (1 text, 1 tune)
RECORDINGS:
Elizabeth Cronin, "A Chaipin-ar-leathuaic" (on IRECronin01)
NOTES [28 words]: The description follows the "English Summary" provided by OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin. "A double entendre may be intended." The chorus is mouth music. - BS
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File: OCC001

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