Mudcat Café message #462103

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Thread #34254 Message #462103
Posted By: GUEST,mick henry
14-May-01 - 02:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Rooskey Hill? / Rooska Hill
Subject: RE: 'The Foot of Rooskey Hill'

Thanks Noreen and Sorcha,these are the words of the song.A Fermanagh singer and fiddle player Joseph Maguire recorded this in New York in 1940 on a 78.I assumed that it was an Ulster ballad.Do you have the extra verses?Many thanks to everyone.