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Thread #84962 Message #3150485
Posted By: Jim Dixon
08-May-11 - 03:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Green-Robed Inisfail / Innisfail
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Innisfail ballad
The text is given in Passing the Time in Ballymenone: Culture and History of an Ulster Community by Henry H. Glassie (Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1995), page 638. Only a few fairly insignificant words are different from the version that Ana posted, so I won't bother posting it again. The writer says he collected the song from Peter Flanagan, a local traditional singer who is quoted and described frequently in the book.