The songs of Spencer and/or Brougham appear to have been very popular, with new musical arrangements published in the U.S. around 1850. The Library of Congress holds a NY broadside of Brougham's lyrics.

Newspapers show the name "Rose of Tralee" being given to dogs and racehorses right through the 1880s in both Britain and America.

Mention of concert singers performing it can be found from the 1890s on, but they pick up noticeably after 1908, possibly owing to better coverage of social events.