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Thread #143659   Message #3317963
Posted By: Joe Offer
05-Mar-12 - 09:39 PM
Thread Name: irish song that is kid friendly
Subject: RE: irish song that is kid friendly
Mo, you could be right, but don't say it too loud around Irish Catholics - and Grandma McQuaid was the ultimate Irish Catholic. The version I sing says "Wee Willie Lost His Marley" down the Springfield Road in Belfast in Northern Ireland.

I'll Tell Me Ma" is about the "Belle of Belfast City." I've also heard her referred to as the "Belle of Dublin City," but Belfast seems more common - can we find references to other cities in that song?

-Joe-