Tom Lenihan

Tom Lenihan (1908–1990) was a well known Irish traditional singer from Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.

Tom and Margaret Lenihan (born Vaughan) lived in a farmhouse in Knockbrack, a few miles outside Miltown Malbay. He was a farmer and the local butcher.

According to the sleevenotes of the CD Around the Hills of Clare:

Recordings

Solo albums

• Paddy's Panacea, 1978, Topic Records
• The Mount Callan Garland: songs from the repertoire of Tom Lenihan of Knockbrack, Miltown Malbay, county Clare. 1994. Collected and edited by Tom Munnelly with music transcriptions by Marian Deasy.Double cassette, accompanied by a book.

Anthologies

• Irish Voices, 1997, Topic
• Hurry The Jug, 1996, Globestyle
• Come All My Lads that Follow The Plough (Voice of the People Vol 5), 1998, Topic
• They Ordered Their Pints of Beer and Sherry, 1998, Topic (only one song)
• As Me and My Love Sat Courting: Songs of Love (Voice of the People Vol 15), 1998, Topic (only one song)
• Around the Hills of Clare

Unpublished

• Recordings made by Tom Munnelly about folklore. Made on behalf of the Department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin.

References

External links

• Photo
• Recordings of Tom Lenihan from the Carroll Mackenzie Collection on the Clare County Library website