DTM Whatever your sources for this are doesn't make it the definitive answer. The place name has a hell of a lot going for it despite what you say here.
If this is to be considered as a possibility it will need better verification than your say-so.
As for the Lancashire dialect piece/bothy ballad this also would need clear verification if anyone is claiming precedence for this. The greater likelihood is that these pieces are derived FROM Buffalo Gals/Lubly Fan.
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