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Thread #172604   Message #4179502
Posted By: Robert B. Waltz
19-Aug-23 - 01:32 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Valparaiso / Paddy Lay Back
Subject: RE: Origins: Valparaiso / Paddy Lay Back
Gibb Sahib wrote,

I feel comfortable supposing that the article "On Shanties," in an August 1868 issue of _Once a Week_, refers to this song.

May I cite your research on this in the Ballad Index? I don't think it's quite firm enough to cite as a guaranteed date, but it's certainly worth noting!