Niall Hanna - The Mountains Of Pomeroy

The Mountains of Pomeroy, a latter-day anthem for Tyrone, was penned by Dr George Sigerson in the 1860s, borrowing from an existing air and adapting from previous lyrics. The rustic ballad of‘Reynardine’ or ‘The Mountains High’, featuring a fox-like rake near ‘Plimroy’ [or ‘Pimroy’], was sung on both sides of the Atlantic by the 1830s.
Sigerson’s ‘gallant Renardine’ is not a seductive were-fox but ‘an outlawed man’ hiding from all but his beloved bride, around Pomeroy, the highest village of the author’s native Tyrone. Whether he had in mind the rugged hills around Pomeroy or the majestic Sperrin Mountains several miles away, we’ll never know.
This mountainous lovesong has become popular since the 1950s. Today, its superbly crafted melody is often heard as a march and hornpipe, played in sessions throughout the island.

[@seanfinlay6822]

Beautiful melody, great voice and guitar.

[@Fairy-door-78-86]

Fabulous !

[@neliusreynolds1237]

Lovely song from a great singer.

[@seanfinlay6822]

It’s interesting that the song mentions Reynardine.

[@djdarksidejungle559]

he can play this man my favourite folk artist at minute

[@user-om5il2pp9l]

Thank you for the wonderful song! Please also listen to the Japanese song "Manten no Hoshi" with original lyrics by an artist called Humbert Humbert!

[@gerryowens4624]

One of the best versions of the song. Did George Sigerson base this on the Shane Bernagh the outlaw.?

[@ResurrectionArt]

I first found this guy with the live performance of him and it was excellent ,I showed it to everyone but that video has disappeared why? this version is a tad bit slower pretty but not as good as the one that disappered

[@djdarksidejungle559]

but i do prefer his folk rock stuff hes got a number 1 in there seriously if he pushed his folk rock sound