Mudcat Café message #4089469

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Thread #18103 Message #4089469
Posted By: Steve Gardham
23-Jan-21 - 08:28 AM
Thread Name: Lyr & Tune add: The False Bride (Penguin)
Subject: RE: Lyr & Tune add: The False Bride (Penguin)

I can confirm that in a study of about 70 versions of The False Bride
that stanza is unique to O'Lochlainn as collected from oral tradition in Dublin. Nor does it appear on any of the many broadsides.