e ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Scottish ▁studies . ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁he ▁collected ▁and ▁recorded ▁songs ▁in ▁Don eg al , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁found ▁through ▁his ▁A unt ▁Ne illi ▁Ni ▁Dom h na ill , ▁who ▁possessed ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁local ▁songs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁while ▁playing ▁the ▁club ▁circuit ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁still ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin , ▁Ó ▁Dom h na ill ▁met ▁M ick ▁Han ly , ▁a ▁L imer ick - born ▁singer , ▁guitar ist , ▁and ▁d ul c imer ▁player , ▁and ▁soon ▁the ▁two ▁formed ▁a ▁du o ▁called ▁Mon roe . ▁Play ing ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁Irish , ▁English , ▁and ▁Scottish ▁ball ads , ▁many ▁s ung ▁in ▁Irish ▁( G ae il ge ) ▁and ▁Scottish ▁G ael ic ▁( G à id h lig ), ▁Mon roe ' s ▁music ▁centered ▁around ▁ac oust ic ▁gu it ars , ▁d ul c imer , ▁and ▁voices — " H an ly ' s ▁br us que ▁t ones ▁compl iment ing ▁M í che ál ' s ▁lower - key ▁vocals ." ▁As ▁Mon roe , ▁Han ly ▁and ▁Ó ▁Dom h na ill ▁tou red ▁Brit t any ▁often , ▁meeting ▁with ▁other ▁local ▁and ▁visit ing ▁Irish ▁mus icians . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Brit t any ▁was ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁major ▁folk ▁rev ival , ▁with ▁artists ▁like