Annotation:Hills of Glenswilly (The)

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 HILLS OF GLENSWILLY, THE. Irish, Air and Waltz. Glenswilly is in County Donegal. There was a famous battle at Glenswilly, County Donegal on June 21, 1650, when the native Irish forces under Heber McMahon, the Bishop of Clogher, were defeated and routed by a Cromwellian army. See also the song listed in Roud No. 5087, and in Henry's Songs of the People No. 672 (as "Glen O'Lee").  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources:  See also listing at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources

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