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Joe Heaney

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By Joe Heaney

Joe Heaney recordings of Irish stories and legends, 1981

Heaney, Joe, 1919-1984; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Curriculum in Folklore; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of English · 1981

Recordings made in 1981 of the Irish singer and storyteller Joe Heaney, 1919 to 1984, telling stories and legends, produced with the Curriculum in Folklore and the Department of English at Chapel Hill. Topics include Irish folk literature, Irish songs and Irish social life and customs, along with Irish music in the United States. Part of the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC, collection 70084.

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