I was fortunate enough to acquire 4 volumes of the works of Edwin Waugh (1882 ed) recently.

In 'Tufts of Heather', the story of the Old Fiddler contains the following fragment:

"Bowd Buckley o'er the wild hills rode,
A darin' dance to tread;
Wi' twenty-four o'th starkest lads
Thar ever Rachda' bred."

[Rachda' = Rochdale]

Does anyone have any more information about this song? I've tried the usual channels without success (according to Google, 'Bold Buckley' is an Australian greyhound!).