About the Roses:

The 'Tralee one' in Levy collection seems to be a completely different song, both lyrics and tune aren't the same as in Mullchinock's Rose. Could 'she' still be the same Mary, what d'ya think?

Levy gives 4 publications before 1923 of The Rose of Allandale (with 3 a's) by Charles Jefferys (lyr) and Samuel Nelson (mus). So it seems to be PD, provided the two gentlemen have died before 1929. (As you say McGrath, I also did find it suspicious in the first place, but now we know better)

greets AKS