There are several stanzas echoed in 'The Lamention [sic] of Jane M'Cullen for the Murder of Her Child', discussed HERE There are broadsides at the Bodleian using the search string of 'lamentation of jane mcullen for the murder of her child'. Shelfmarks 2806 c.8(94) and Harding B 26(328). I seem to recall in research for this that the National Library of Ireland has a copy of the Cork broadside and it dates from around 1860. As Steve Gardham indicates, there's some fairly stock broadside language used. Bella Higgins of Blairgowrie and her husband Jock were recorded singing fragments of the Jane M'Cullen song, although she is known variously as Jean or Kate MacLaren / McLern, by Hamish Henderson for the School of Scottish Studies archive, tapes SA1955.015 and SA1958.064. As far as I know these are the only versions on record in Scotland. Much of the material that's being catalogued through the Tobar an Dualchais or Kist o Riches project is beginning to come on-stream on the beta version of the website launched last week, although there's lots still to be added.
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