Padraic Colum Reading His Irish Tales and Poems

Padraic Colum

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Padraic Colum (1881–1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children’s author, and collector of folklore. In 1965, he recorded two of his stories and ten poems for Folkways. The opening story tells of a visit to Blarney Castle, home of the fabled Blarney Stone. His second tale is the fable of Gerald, the Earl of Kildare, who became the Wizard Earl riding a horse with silver horseshoes every Midsummer’s Eve. The liner notes contain the texts of the stories and poems.

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101	Blarney Castle	Padraic Colum	9:18
102	The Wizard Earl	Padraic Colum	15:45
201	Reminiscence II (I saw the wind to-day)	Padraic Colum	0:56
202	Reminiscence X (At the fore of the year)	Padraic Colum	1:16
203	The Bird of Jesus	Padraic Colum	3:56
204	An Old Song Re-Sung (As I went down through Dublin city)	Padraic Colum	2:27
205	Wild Ass	Padraic Colum	1:14
206	Bird of Paradise	Padraic Colum	0:44
207	Condors	Padraic Colum	1:06
208	May Day	Padraic Colum	3:03
209	Honey-Seller	Padraic Colum	1:44
210	Old Woman of the Roads	Padraic Colum	2:46

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Padraic Colum Reading His Irish Tales and Poems

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