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Thread #43164   Message #629302
Posted By: Stewie
16-Jan-02 - 06:32 PM
Thread Name: Origin: The Verdant Braes of Skreen
Subject: RE: The Verdant Braes of Skreen
It is #8 in Colm O Lochlainn's 'More Irish Street Ballads' who noted that he had learned it from Dr Seamus O Ceallaigh, a native of Ballinascreen, and that Herbert Hughes had printed the tune and the 3 final verses in 'Irish Country Songs Vol 1' Boosey 1909.

A friend of mine used to sing a nice version of this which I believe he learned from Nigel Denver's 'Rebellion' album.

--Stewie.