What was that she said?

[Joe]

Coming soon...I will explain what the cities, phrases, etc. are in many of The Cottars' songs. Also the origins of many songs will be outlined for you.

[Joe]

Ballinderry, Aghalee - cities in Ireland

Ram's Island - an island, two mi. from the shore of Lough Neagh

Phelim (first name)- wolf

Loch Tay - a freshwater lake in Perthshire, Scotland

Ben Lawers - one of the highest mountains in the Scottish Highlands, loc. near Loch Tay

Mira - a river in Cape Breton Isl, Nova Scotia

Beinn Bhreagh - city in Nova Scotia; home of Alexander Graham Bell

Pukaskwa River - a river in northern Ontario

North Shore - city in Nova Scotia

gill - a unit of measure for alcoholic drinks; approx. 1/4 pint

Byker Hill and Walker Shore - names of coal mines

Elsie Marley - a traditional jig

Geordie - a person born near Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Dan O'Connell - the first Irish nationalist leader elected to the British House of Commons, creating social reforms that helped the emancipation and recognition of Catholicism by the British Government. He died in Rome in 1847.

cravat - a piece of fabric worn on the neck that was the forerunner of the modern necktie

witchgrass - a hairy annual grass that may reach 32 inches tall

Scartaglen and Bearna - Scartaglen is the nearest little village to Bearna (the name of the area)