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"Peigín Leitir Móir" is a popular Irish
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song. The original verses of the song were written in Irish by Máirtín Ó Clochartaigh and Pádraic Ó Maille of Leitir Caladh (a townland to the north of Leitir Mór,
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) around the turn of the 20th century. It was published in the review ''
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'' in 1911. However, new verses were added at various times and places as the song gained popularity in Irish-speaking districts. In general, the song extols the beauty of a woman called Peigín, and tells how she attracts not only the poet but men from different districts. The song is also played as a
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, without lyrics, by traditional musicians.


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* Ceoltóirí Chualann


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