Lanigan's ball LYRICS - The Bards

Lanigan&Ball (sometimes Lannigan&Ball ) is a popular traditional or folk Irish song which has been played throughout Ireland since at least the 1860s, and possibly much longer. • "Meelia murther" (or "milia murder" or "melia murdher" or! "millia… etc.) is just an Irish exclamation of surprise (as Gaeilge: "míle murdar", lit. ‘a thousand murders’, thus ‘horror of horrors!’) • The bodhrán is an Irish traditional frame drum, the "heartbit" of Irish music I&always been particularly fond of this song thanks to my dad :) Performed by Diarmuid O&and the Bards