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Harrowing Time
— A bothy ballad describing spring harrowing. "Cauld winter it is now awa', And s…
Harry the Tailor
— Harry seeks a wife. He tickles Dolly, the dairymaid. She shoves him into the we…
Harvest Home Song (I)
— Singer toasts the master of the house, his health and prosperity, and the mistr…
Hash o' Bennygak (Hash o' Benagoak)
— Bothy ballad. Humorous description of characters working on a farm. Singer says…
Hearts of Gold
— The sailor compares sea life with that on land. The landlubbers work at the plo…
Henhouse Door (Who Broke the Lock?)
— Floating verses: "Down in the henhouse, down on my knees/I thought I heard a ch…
The Hiring Fair at Hamiltonsbawn
— At the Hamiltonsbawn hiring fair the singer hires for six winter months to Tom …
The Hiring of the Servants
— "The time of the hiring is coming." Working conditions on Irish farms are hard …
The Hop-Pickers' Tragedy
— A group of hop-pickers on their way from work approaches (Larklake) Bridge in a…
The House That Jack Built
— Jack built his house." "This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built"…