Slaney Valley
1971 single by Larry Cunningham
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"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" | ||||
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| Single by Larry Cunningham | ||||
| B-side | "I Was Coming Home To You" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Studio | Eamonn Andrews Studios | |||
| Genre | country | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Release | |||
| Songwriters | Paddy Kehoe & Tom Kinsella | |||
| Producer | Dermot O'Brien | |||
| Larry Cunningham singles chronology | ||||
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Lyrics
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]
Song history
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]