| Title:  |
Ballads from the pubs of Ireland |
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Author:  |
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Contributor:  |
Healy, James N. (editor) |
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Publisher:  |
Mercier Press |
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Place of Publication:  |
Cork |
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Date of Publication:  |
1966 |
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Original Date of Publ:  |
1965 |
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Publication Number:  |
90025 |
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Number of Pages:  |
142 p. |
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Binding Style:  |
Paperback |
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Dimensions:  |
7 in. |
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Contents:  |
John Twomey's drinking song ; Songs to go with a pint: Bottles of black porter -- The jug of punch -- Whiskey in the jar -- Barry of Macroom -- The Ballyhooley Blue Ribbon Army ; Parties, hoolies, celebrations and occasions: the Tipperary christening -- Lannigan's ball -- De night before Larry was stretched -- Finnigan's wake -- The oul' Triangle ; Wandering poets and balladmakers: The bard of Armagh -- The shilling a night -- The valley of Knockanure -- The Doneraile litany -- MacNamara's bilingual ballad -- Oldan Séan OTúama ; Sporting occasions: Carrigaline Hurlers -- Part of 'the Kerry Footballers' -- The Bould Tadhy Quill -- Sun-stricken Dan -- Donal na Greine -- The rattle-away breed -- Limerick races -- The fair of Kinsale -- The Wren boys song ; Songs from Cork: The night the goat broke loose on a grand parade -- Stickin' out a mile from Blarney -- When bananas grow on gaslamps in Blackpool -- Dear old city by the Lee -- The prety girls of Cork ; Songs from other places: Old Skibbereen -- The Mullingar heifer -- Oh, Limerick is beautiful -- Rineanna -- Cockles and mussels ; The girls, God bless 'em: The German clockwinder -- Courtin' in the kitchen -- The sailor boy -- The croppy boy -- Ball o' yarn -- The bonny boy -- The widow of Donaghadee -- Brian Og and Molly Bawn -- The low backed car ; Patriotic songs: The boys of Kilmichael -- The boys from County Cork -- The first Cork brigade -- The man from Mullingar -- Johnny, I hardly knew ye -- Salonika -- The sash me father wore -- The boys of Wexford -- The rising of the moon -- Whack fol the diddle ; Highwaymen and robbers: A lament on the execution of Captain Brennan -- Bold Captain Freney -- The Kilmainham minuet -- Street ballad ; Songs of remembrance and home: The moon behind the hill -- Mush mush -- I'll tell my ma -- Crickelwood -- Shake hands with your Uncle Mike -- The parting glass |
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Notes:  |
Lyrics and commentary on each song. Some of the songs also include musical notation of the melody. Includes an index of first lines. |
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Format:  |
Book |
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Subject - Culture:  |
Irish |
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Subject - Time:  |
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Subject - Topic:  |
Ballads, Drinking songs |
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Subject - Instrument:  |
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Subject - Genre:  |
Song-book |