"Slaney Valley" is a 1971 Irish country song written by Paddy Kehoe and performed by Irish singer Larry Cunningham and his band the Country Blue Boys.[1]

"Slaney Valley"
Single by Larry Cunningham
B-side"I Was Coming Home To You"
Released1971
Recorded1971
StudioEamonn Andrews Studios
Genrecountry
Length3:15
LabelRelease
Songwriter(s)Paddy Kehoe & Tom Kinsella
Producer(s)Dermot O'Brien
Larry Cunningham singles chronology
"Pride of the West"
(1971)
"Slaney Valley"
(1971)
"Four Great Irish Hits, Volume 1"
(1972)

Lyrics

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A speaker addresses his lover and asks her to come with him to the valley of the Slaney, a river in County Wexford and County Carlow, Ireland.[2]

 
Part of the Slaney valley

Song history

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The song was written by Paddy Kehoe of Enniscorthy, who was the father of the hurler Padge Kehoe.[3] The melody was composed by Tom Kinsella.[4]

"Slaney Valley" was released in 1971 and reached number 1 in the Irish singles chart for the week of 1 January 1972.[5]

The song is mentioned in Orna Ross's 2005 novel Lovers' Hollow.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "New York's Andy Cooney returns to Ireland for winter tour". IrishCentral.com. November 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Slaney Valley Author: Paddy Kehoe · From Carlow Streams". fromcarlowstreams.ie.
  3. ^ "Three tomes to tickle the fancy of many a reader..." Independent.ie. September 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Slaney Valley Lyrics And Chords". Irish folk songs.
  5. ^ "Blue Boys". www.irish-showbands.com.
  6. ^ Ross, O. (2005:95). Lovers' Hollow. Ireland: Penguin Ireland.
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