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Thread #11458 Message #85275
Posted By: Philippa
09-Jun-99 - 05:09 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mountains of Pomeroy (Dr. G. Sigerson)
Subject: RE: Mountains of Pomeroy - lost verses in the DT?
You're certainly right about a missing first verse. Did you notice the DT has "Reynardine" spelled wrong. See complete text at http://www.uni-mainz.de/~cielp005/rebelsongs/sor07.htm
Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Ireland is near Strabane. There is a theory about a 17th century Jacobite origin for the the name Pomeroy, that the soldiers traded the King's apple "Pomme du Roi" for local brew, poitÃn