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1012:"Carmel Gunning : The Sligo Maid"
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646:The Sound of Coleman Country
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208:Teaching and instructing
1207:Irish women songwriters
981:"Yeats Festival, Sligo"
733:Slow Air:An Chulfhionn.
358:The Pidgeon on the Gate
283:Around St. James's Well
148:traditional Irish music
1172:The Irish Music Review
875:Susan Gedtus Lindsay.
423:Around St.James's Well
322:Albums and track lists
239:to Australia and from
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1197:Irish women flautists
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615:Lament for the Birds
533:4. My Old Sligo Home
512:Carmel Sings Country
301:Lament for the Birds
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1237:People from Geevagh
1130:on 24 December 2005
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1096:"Teachers Profile"
381:8. The Sweeps 2:21
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187:tin whistle
168:tin whistle
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129:All-Ireland
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1181:Categories
1086:12 January
1062:16 October
928:30 January
859:References
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260:Sligo Town
226:Liam Kelly
175:Sligo Town
142:title for
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160:accordion
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965:24 April
832:See also
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1150:Dervish
794:Podcast
773:Gurteen
553:Bodhran
241:America
230:Dervish
117:Geevagh
102:lilting
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