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Thread #59425   Message #948976
Posted By: MartinRyan
08-May-03 - 07:06 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: How Many Miles to Dublin Town?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: How Many Miles To Dublin Town?
Sam Henry's Songs of the People has it as "How many Miles to Babyland?" with the following comments:
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Other titles: ".... Babylon (Bethlehem)?" The dialect pronunciation of the name of the word "Babyland" has led to its corruption to "Babylon", a meaningless title which spoils the theme.
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Huntingtons notes refer to other placenames - but no mention of Dublin.

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