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Thread #3361   Message #16663
Posted By: Martin Ryan
25-Nov-97 - 05:15 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Dear Irish Boy
Subject: RE: The Dear Irish Boy
Got it!

Sparling's "Irish Minstrlsy" of 1888 includes both it and a similar song called "My Connor" with the comment:

"There is a very favourite old Irish tune of this name (My Connor), with refrain, and some fragments associated with it. To this the given songs have been written".

He lists the Dear Irish Boy as a "street ballad".

Words later.

Regards