Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Eugene Dunphy celebrates the life and times of John Henry MacAulay, writer of ‘The Ould Lammas Fair’.

0:00 Intro
01:00 The ballad
01:15 John Henry MacAulay
02:35 John’s shop in Ballycastle
03:35 Finding melody
04:38 John Vine’s arrangement
04:49 Death of MacAulay
05:08 Song at Royal Albert Hall
05:35 Eileen Donaghy recording
05:49 Plaque to MacAulay
06:05 Dispute over plaque
06:30 Ruby Murray recording
06:50 Erection of plaque
07:50 The Ould Lammas Fair (song)