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Henry	Origins: facts behind 'Roddy McCorley' (91* d)	RE: Tune Req: facts behind RODDY MCCORLEY	19 Aug 99
The reference to Mc Corley being a Presbyterian are contradicted by what I believe to be a ballad composed very shortly after his death wherein a reference is made to a Priest attending him. This particular song is not as popular as the marching tune "Young Roddy Mc Corley goes to die on the bridge of Toome today". In my personal estimation it is a much superior song and deserves to be more widely known. I can't help but draw a parallel between this and the two versions of "The Croppy Boy", one decidedly Victorian English in its expression of patriotism and the other more of the people. I would value John Moulden's comments. Henry

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