Peggy Lettermore guitar chords and lyrics

The Dubliners recorded this original folk song by Máirtín Ó Clochartaigh and Pádraic Ó Maille of Leitir Caladh in 1911. More As Gaeilge Lyrics And Chords for old folk songs. The tin whistle sheet music notes in D Are included. Leitir Caladh is at the north end of Leitir Móir, across the bay from Cill Chiaráin. The bay is an inlet on the mainland due north from the Aran Islands. This song was brought to life by Ciaran Bourke from The Dubliners [ song lyrics ] who was a fluent Irish speaker, a great singer, guitar player and also a dab hand at playing the tin whistle.

Tá (D)Peig agom, tá Cáit agom, ach Peig an bean is (A)fearr
(D)'Cbe faer Gheabhfas (G)í nach (D)air a (A)bhfeás ant(D)tadh
 
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(D)Ó ghuairm guairim í 's guairim í go (A)deo
Sí (D)grá mo chroí mo bhurnín (G)í sí (D)Peigín (A)Leitir(D)mór
 
Tá (D)iscaraigh na h'iarrthartha in greim an Ghotán (A)mhoie
(D)Agus scríothim aisteach is (G)gheobhfam (D)leath-(A)bhód (D)sheoil
 
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Tá (D)iascaraigh na Gaillimhe ag theacht anall le (A)chóir
Is (D)solas geallaigh gilte (G)bí go (D)liga(A)dis a (D)shaoil
 
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(D)Éirigh suas a Pheggy agus sheas ar bharr an (A)árd
Chói(D)righ do chuid buillán (G)agus (D)féach an (A)bhfuil síad (D)ann
 
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