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Thread #16707 Message #2089915
Posted By: MartinRyan
29-Jun-07 - 07:43 AM
Thread Name: Origins of Carrickfergus
Subject: RE: Help: Origins of Carrickfergus
LiamA
Neatly summarised! The balladsheet is usually titled "The Young Sick Lover", as mentioned earlier. How confident are you about the 1960's origins of the tune? I'm inclined to agree but am open to persuasion either way!