Bó na Leathaidhairce - Sheet Music for Tenor Solo, Mixed Choir and Bodhràn Traditional

Bó na Leathadhairce (the one-horned cow) is a playful song that many Irish children learn in school. With origins in County Kerry on the southwest coast of Ireland, the one-horned cow is a metaphor for a poitín still (think of Irish moonshine made at home). The song lyrics become increasingly strange as the song progresses, perhaps as a reflection of the singer's increasing degree of intoxication: 'B'fhearr liom ná sciling go bhfeicfinn mo chaora 'Teacht chun an dorais / I would rather have a shilling to see my sheep at the door'. Arranged by Desmond Earley for mixed choir. Written in Irish language.