Origins: Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí

Subject: RE: Origins: Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí
From: michaelr
Date: 20 Dec 14 - 07:26 PM

Is it "For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name"? Lots of threads on that song including this one.

Subject: Origins: Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí
From: GUEST,Aodhán
Date: 20 Dec 14 - 05:48 PM

Would anybody know the origins of this song, and its author? The only thing I can find so far is: "A traditional song, believed to have been written in 1810 by a native of Kerry, it was first published by E. Walsh in 1847. Tradition attributes it to a young man's secret love for his brother's bride: Too poor to support her and too shy to propose, he had gone abroad to seek his fortune. But when he returned to claim his beloved, he found her married to his brother. He wrote this song for her but, for obvious reasons, refused to reveal her name." (http://www.ciaraconsidinemusic.com/?section=news)

Thanks.