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Thread #98210 Message #3688690
Posted By: GUEST,Gerry Doyle (17 Feb 2015)
21-Feb-15 - 05:55 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Matt Hyland
Subject: RE: Origins: Matt Hyland origins??
Hyland is a surname in Mourne, County Down, and i heard a version that mentioned the river Bann. The upper Bann rises in the Mourne Mountains and the song is popular in Down.