The Old Bog Road

"The Old Bog Road"
Single by Hugo Duncan
Released	1973
Genre	Irish
Writer(s)	Teresa Brayton and Madeline King O'Farrelly

"The Old Bog Road" is an Irish song written as a poem by Teresa Brayton, from Kilbrook, County Kildare, and set to music by Madeline King O'Farrelly. The road in question is located near the author's residence, in a townland called "Ferrans" (alternative spelling "Ferns").^[1]

Recordings

The song has been recorded by the following artists, among others:^[2]

Willie Brady
Eileen Donaghy
Hugo Duncan
Foster and Allen (on The Ultimate Collection, 2014)
Finbar Furey
Anthony Kearns
Josef Locke
Hank Locklin
Johnny McEvoy
Daniel O'Donnell
Finbar Wright

References

↑ Bernadette Gilligan (ed.): In an Irish Twilight - Teresa Brayton. The Teresa Brayton Heritage Group. Kilcock, County Kildare. 2002.
↑ McDonagh, Michael J; O'Donnell, Daniel (2007), Daniel O'Donnell's Ireland, London: Virgin Books, ISBN 978-1-905264-08-7

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