English
1, 2, 3, Me Mother Caught a Flea (Nursery Rhyme) 
Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (Nursery Rhyme Game)
Are You a Witch or Are You a Fairy? (Jump Rope Chant) MP3
As I Went up the Apple Tree (Nursery Rhyme)
Ballyeamon Cradle Song (Lullaby)
Bold O'Donahue (Traditional Song)
Briney Ole Lynn (Traditional Song)
Bryan O'Lynn (Traditional Song)
Colcannon (Halloween Song)
Connemara Cradle Song (Lullaby)
Dan, Dan, The Fine Old Man (Nursery Rhyme)
Do You Love an Apple? (Folk Song)
Fairy Lullaby (Lullaby)
Four Ducks on a Pond (Nursery Rhyme)
Frosty Weather (Nursery Rhyme)
Head of Hair Forehead Bare (Nursery Rhyme)
Hiddledy, Diddledy, Dumpty (Nursery Rhyme)
How Many Miles to Dublin? (Nursery Rhyme)
I Know Where I'm Going (Folk Song) MP3
I'm a Tiny Tiny Thing (Nursery Rhyme)
Irish Lullaby (Sho-heen) (Lullaby)
I See the Moon, The Moon Sees Me (Lullaby) Midi
It's a Long Way to Tipperary (Traditional Song)
Janey Mac (Nursery Rhyme)
Little Jennie Whiteface (Riddle)
May the Road Rise to Meet You (Irish Blessing) MP3
Me Mother Is Gone to Church (Kids' Chant)
Michael Finnigan 
Midi
Midi Mitty Matty Had a Hen (Nursery Rhyme)
Not Last Night But The Night Before (Nursery Rhyme)
Old Dan Tucker (Nursery Rhyme)
Old Mother Witch (Nursery Rhyme)
Old Riley's Daughter (Traditional Song)
One Potato, Two Potato (Counting-out Rhyme) MP3
Onery, Twoery, Dickery, Davey (Counting-out Rhyme)
One, Two, Three O'Leary (Ball Bouncing Song)
Paddy on the Railway (Nursery Rhyme)
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers (Tongue Twister)
Postman (Jump Rope Rhyme)
Skinny Malink (Rhyme)
The Beggarman (Traditional Song)
The Fairy Nurse (Lullaby)
The Lambs on the Green Hills (Traditional Song)
The Parting Glass (Traditional Farewell Song)
There Once Were Two Cats of Kilkenny (Nursery Rhyme)
The Worms Crawl In (An Irish Version) (Traditional Song)
Three Gray Geese (Nursery Rhyme)
Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral
(That's an Irish Lullaby) (Traditional Song) Midi
(That's an Irish Lullaby) (Traditional Song) Midi
Two Little Dickie Birds (Nursery Rhyme)
Wall Flowers (Circle Game Song)
Wee Weaver (Traditional Song)
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Traditional Song)
Irish Gaelic
English
One, Two, A Pig and A Cow (Nursery Rhyme)
Forever Oh (Children's Lap Game Song)
Hand, Other Hand (Nursery Rhyme)
Halloween, Halloween (Halloween Song)
Yay, Welcome Home! (Traditional Song)
Hush-a-bye, Baby (Lullaby)
I am Up (Ballad)
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- MP3 - this song has an MP3 recording
- - this song has a Video recording
Here are some of Mama Lisa's recent posts about the music, culture and traditions of Ireland:
Booktrust did a survey of over 2,500 people in the UK to determine the top nursery rhymes. Here they are with links to their lyrics (most of the links have mp3’s or videos too): 1. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 2. Incey Wincey Spider 3. Round And Round The Garden 4. Baa Baa Black Sheep 5. The... Read more »- Debbie wrote asking fro help with a childhood song her Irish grandmother sang to her son. Here’s her email: Hi, My grandmother came here from Ireland at 14. She died in 1971 and was 85. She used to sing to my brother when he was a baby in the carriage and my son the same. It was... Read more »
The Ninepenny Fidil (Fiddle) is a song about playing a fiddle and about meeting a leprechaun. The song was written by Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil and arranged by Herbert Hughes to old Irish melody. Below you can listen to a video of the song, followed by the lyrics. The Ninepenny Fidil My... Read more »
The leprechaun is a fairy shoemaker eagerly sought by people who like to get rich quick. If the mortal who meets him will only keep his eyes fixed upon the fairy, the little chap will have to disclose the hiding place of a certain crock of gold. But the leprechaun is so full of tricks... Read more »
The leprechaun is one of the symbols of St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s a poem about the leprechaun for the holiday... The Leprechaun,--the omadhaun*!--that lives in County Clare, Is one foot wide and three foot high without an inch to spare. He winks the sea-blue eye of him, like other saucy rogues, And underneath the blackthorn-bush he... Read more »
Here’s an Irish Blessing just in time for St. Patrick’s Day... Irish Blessing May your pockets be heavy And your heart be light. May good luck pursue you Each morning and night. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! -Mama Lisa Read more »
Song of The Leprechaun or Fairy Shoemaker was written by Irish poet William Allingham (1824 – 1889). Leprechauns are known to be shoemakers. At the end of the work day, they hide away the money they earned in a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Song of The Leprechaun or Fairy Shoemaker is... Read more »
There are many variations in different languages of "mother" and "father". These are formal words that people use when referring to their parents. But most words used to address our parents directly are less formal. In the US, most people don’t say "mother’ and "father" when talking to their parents. Even when I was a kid... Read more »
Boxing Day is the day after Christmas when tradesmen and servants were traditionally given tips or gifts for their service. Here’s what Rebecca wrote about it from the UK... The ‘Christmas box’ was traditionally for those who serviced your house; bin men, milkmen & coal men! Well, in the last century.... Read more »
Barmbrack is an Irish fruit bread that’s served for Halloween and for Samhain, a similar holiday celebrated on November 1st. Barmbrack has traditionally been cooked with objects inside that are used for "fortune-telling". Below are some objects used. Whoever receives the slice with that object is supposed to have the corresponding fortune in the upcoming... Read more »
RELATED LINKS
Gaeilge-English dictionary (Irish gaelic)
(In English & Irish Gaelic)
Irish Proverbs
(In Gaelic & English)
Many Irish proverbs originated in the Gaelic language, but have come into common usage among the Irish and their descendants in their translated form. In Irish, proverbs are called seanfhocail (old words).
Irish Gaelic - English Online Dictionary
(In English & Irish Gaelic)
Irish Gaelic Singer Joe Heaney's Archives
(In English & Irish Gaelic)
One of Ireland's finest best known traditional sean-nós singers. Experience his singing, storytelling and traditional lore in both Irish and English audio and video recordings, accompanied by transcriptions, translations and notes.
Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America
(In English)
Mama Lisa's House of Nursery Rhymes
(In English)
Featuring Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
Some rhymes are illustrated and some are narrated
