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The Ballad of Ellie Hanley / An Cail​í​n B​á​n

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The Ballad of Ellie Hanley / An Cailín Bán is a song about the murder of 15 year old Ellie Hanley at the hands of Stephen Sullivan and Ellie's husband John Scanlan, on the Shannon River in 1819.

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He was rich, she was poor all her life
But he chose this peasant girl for his wife
What a night when they married!
Their love once was bright,
but slowly it died.

Feet so light for that she could roam
Breast as white as Shannon's foam
She loved him best, her heart was stolen
Now never to rest, drifting west,
Ellie's always alone.

Hang at the dawn
As night comes on, the curtain's drawn
The final scene at Gallow's Green

Another girl took his fancy one day
So he had to have his wife put away
On a boat, his brother brought her
To batter her, throw her down
Into the river below

He will hang at the dawn
As night comes on, the curtain's drawn
The final scene at Gallow's Green
He will hang at the dawn

Found at the weir,
Skin pale and clear,
But he sheds no tear

He will hang at the dawn
As night comes on, the curtain's drawn
She is gone
The final scene at Gallow's Green
Cailín Bán
He will hang at the dawn
He will hang at the dawn
Cailín Bán

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released February 25, 2021
Written and performed by TRÚ
Produced by Michael Mormecha

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The trú was a mythological trio of poet-musicians in ancient Ulster. They were revered throughout Ireland, some believing their songs and stories came to them from the future. Others maintained that the trú were possessed by spirits during performance. As such, they were considered gatekeepers to the Otherworld.

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