Mudcat Café message #3694557

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Thread #7787 Message #3694557
Posted By: GUEST,Buck Helton
16-Mar-15 - 05:09 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Connemara Cradle Song (Delia Murphy)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Connemara Cradle Song (Delia Murphy)

Does anyone know if Waller's version of this song appeared in print anywhere before 1909? I'm attempting to determine if Down in the Valley is a descendant of the Cradle Song, or the other way around.