The Old Bog Road Explained

The Old Bog Road
Type:	single
Artist:	Hugo Duncan
Released:	1973
Genre:	Irish

"The Old Bog Road" is an Irish song written as a poem by Teresa Brayton, from Kilbrook, County Kildare, and set to music by Madeline King O'Farrelly. The road in question is located near the author's residence in Ferrans (alternative spelling "Ferns") Lock.^[1]

Recordings

The song has been recorded by the following artists, among others:

• Ruthie Morrissey
• Mick Moloney
• Willie Brady
• Eileen Donaghy
  • Hugo Duncan Foster and Allen (on The Ultimate Collection, 2014)
• Finbar Furey
• Anthony Kearns
• Josef Locke
• Hank Locklin
• Johnny McEvoy
• Daniel O'Donnell
• Finbar Wright

Notes and References

1. Bernadette Gilligan (ed.): In an Irish Twilight - Teresa Brayton. The Teresa Brayton Heritage Group. Kilcock, County Kildare. 2002. Web site: Teresa Brayton: The Occult and the Old Bog Road Remembered in North Kildare.