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Thread #66512   Message #4162539
Posted By: Brian Peters
15-Jan-23 - 01:46 PM
Thread Name: Origins: History of Lake of Coolfin (Col Fin)
Subject: RE: Origins: History of Lake of Coolfin (Col Fin)
There were a number of broadside printings, several from England ('Lake of Cold Finn' or 'Willie Leonard'), Scotland ('Loch of Sheleen') and Ireland ('A new song, called William Leonard'). It's not clear which is the oldest.

I sing the George Hatherill (Bath) version, from the Hammond collection, via one of the Frank Purslow books.