Francis Arthur Fahy (29 September 1854 – 1935) was an Irish nationalist, songwriter and poet. He is probably best remembered as the composer of the evergreen "The Ould Plaid Shawl". He collaborated with various composers, including
Alicia Adélaide Needham
Alicia Adélaide Needham (née Montgomery; 31 October 1863 – 24 December 1945) was an Irish composer of songs and ballads. A committed Suffragette, she was the first woman to conduct at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and the first female pre ...
, an associate of the Royal Academy of Music.
Life
Fahy was born at
Kinvara
Kinvara or Kinvarra () is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the Barony (Ireland), barony of Kiltartan. Kinvarra is also ...
, County Galway, the son of Thomas Fahy, who came from the
Burren area, and Celia Marlborough from
Gort
Gort ( or ) is a town of around 3,000 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, wh ...
.
Songs
Songs composed by Fahy include the following:
*"The Ould Plaid Shawl"
*"The Queen of Connemara"
*"I Gaily Gave My Heart Away"
*"My Hearts Treasure"
*"The Tide Full In"
*"Galway Bay"
*"Summer is Coming"
*"The Bog Road"
*"Rebel Heart"
*"Little Mary Cassidy"
[Francis A. Fahy]
Irish Songs and Poems
Ulan Press, 2012.
See also
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List of Irish ballads
The following are often-sung Irish folk ballads and folk songs. The songs are arranged by theme under the categories "Politics and soldiering" and "Non-political" and are not necessarily contemporary to the events to which they relate.
Songs ma ...
*
Music of Ireland
Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.
The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music. It has remained vibrant through the 20th and into the 21st century, despite globalis ...
*
Irish Texts Society
The Irish Texts Society ( ga, Cumann na Scríbheann nGaedhilge) was founded in 1898 to promote the study of Irish literature. It is a text publication society, issuing annotated editions of texts in Irish with English translations and related co ...
References
External links
Francis Fahy Society at Kinvara.com*
1854 births
1935 deaths
Irish songwriters
Irish poets
Irish activists
People from County Galway
People from Kinvara
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