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"The Limerick Rake", in Gaelic "Fágaimíd siúd mar atá sé" is an Irish waltz (or double jig) in Dorian mode.
The Gaelic title, which finishes each verse translates to "and we left it how it was".
The tune is also known as "Darby O’Leary" and "Juice Of The Barley".
The lyrics come from an 18th century broadside poem describing the amorous adventures of a young man in Limerick. It was recorded by Mick Moloney and Eugene O'Donnell on Mick Moloney With Eugene O'Donnell, The Pogues and numerous others. I learned it from the recording of Mick Moloney & Eugene O'Donnell. |