Talk:My Lagan Love

Origins of the Song
The account given differs markedly from other accounts found within this article itself, where it is claimed that Joseph Campbell collected the song in Donegal in about 1903, and traced the lyrics back to about 1850. The melody is claimed to be that of "Belfast Maid", the lyrics to which had been lost at the time of collection. See the www.traditionalmusic.co.uk reference under " External Links" for the details. I find contrary opinions as referenced in the article unreliable, prejudiced and undocumented, i.e. the entire first paragraph.Daniel Sparkman (talk) 16:54, 15 July 2010 (UTC)84.182.29.246 (talk) 16:37, 15 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, you're dead right. The first two "references" are unreliable. Go ahead and re-write the article if you like. In "Songs of Uladh" (Herbert Hughes and Joseph Campbell) published in Belfast by William Mullan and sons and in Dublin by MH Gill, 1904, Hughes said that he got the tune from a Donegal fiddler, who got it from his father in Donegal. Hohenloh +   01:28, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

The name 'Lagan'
The article stated:


 * "Lagan" means something one throws away in hopes that it will return.

"Lagan" does indeed seem to mean cargo that has been thrown overboard by a ship in trouble, and attached to a buoy for future recovery - Legal Dictionary. However, more relevantly, the 'Lagan' is the river on which Belfast is built. The "thrown away" interpretation is beautiful but far-fetched.

We can't even suggest that the river's name is due to the nautical word, which, according to the OED, comes from Old French. The name of the river came from the Irish language. The two meanings of 'lagan' are not connected, and the "thrown away in hope" meaning is just a touching coincidence. Coalpatch (talk) 06:00, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

There is a verse which I never hear anyone else contain in version, the last verse some of which eludes me "the old folks did tell us, no two were er wed, that one has a story that's never been said, etc" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.148.10.12 (talk) 22:05, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood
Richard Fariña wrote new words to the tune; I'm surprised that it's not mentioned. —Tamfang (talk) 02:08, 18 February 2017 (UTC)


 * So did Kate Bush.--TEHodson 05:01, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

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