Slaney Valley

"Slaney Valley" is a 1971 Irish country song written by Paddy Kehoe and performed by Irish singer Larry Cunningham and his band the Country Blue Boys.^[1]

"Slaney Valley"
Single by Larry Cunningham
B-side	"I Was Coming Home To You"
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	Eamonn Andrews Studios
Genre	country
Length	3:15
Label	Release
Songwriter(s)	Paddy Kehoe & Tom Kinsella
Producer(s)	Dermot O'Brien
Larry Cunningham singles chronology
"Pride of the West" (1971) "Slaney Valley" (1971) "Four Great Irish Hits, Volume 1" (1972)

Lyrics

A speaker addresses his lover and asks her to come with him to the valley of the Slaney, a river in County Wexford and County Carlow, Ireland.^[2]

Part of the Slaney valley

Song history

The song was written by Paddy Kehoe of Enniscorthy, who was the father of the hurler Padge Kehoe.^[3] The melody was composed by Tom Kinsella.^[4]

"Slaney Valley" was released in 1971 and reached number 1 in the Irish singles chart for the week of 1 January 1972.^[5]

The song is mentioned in Orna Ross's 2005 novel Lovers' Hollow.^[6]