Hi,

TY Freddy for the text of her 3rd line that sounds right.

Steve, TY for those possible sources. The handkerchief is important because it is not found in print- so any version with "handkerchief" is most likely traditional. Handkerchief is found in the Scottish versions and in the US versions as well, which means that the Scottish versions may be considerably older than late 1800s.

Does anyone know or have an idea why Wexford Town suddenly appeared in the Cruel Miller versions since it was not in the Berkshire Tragedy?

Since there are very few Irish versions I know of three, is this just a random name or does it refer to Wexford, Ireland?

Richie