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Thread #20355 Message #211577
Posted By: GUEST,micca at work
14-Apr-00 - 05:13 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Sally Gardens (W.B. Yeats)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: W.B. Yeats' 'Sally Gardens'
Margaret and Martin, I am sure it comes from the species name for willow, Salix, when I grew up in Limerick they were always called Sallies. I think in this case thats the etymology