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Thread #15280 Message #3480555
Posted By: Lighter
16-Feb-13 - 08:50 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Rose of Tralee - anything to add ...?
Subject: RE: Origins: Rose of Tralee - anything to add ...?

Thanks for the link, McGrath.

Kickham was born in 1828. That would make him only 17 or 18 when Spencer's song appeared. If there's any influence, it presumably began with "The Rose of Tralee."