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Lyr Req: Mountains of Cooley + Coburn the Boxer

07 Jul 98 - 08:15 PM (#32005)
Subject: Two Songs wanted.....
From: Brack&

Does anyone know these two songs.... The Mountains of Cooley and Coburn The Boxer.

The Mountains of Cooley are in Co. Louth, Ireland and Coburn was a bare knuckles fighter in the US c.1863

Any help would be much appreciated. Mick


07 Jul 98 - 09:11 PM (#32007)
Subject: RE: Two Songs wanted.....
From: Murray

There's 2 songs about Coburn in James N. Healy, The Mercier Book of Old Irish Street Ballads, vol.3, "The People at Play", pp. 93-96, namely "The Cowardly Englishman" (begins "You gallant sons of Grania, pay attention for a while") and "Coburn's Challenge to Heenan", beginning :You gallant sons of Paddy's land I hope you will draw near".Does this help??


23 Jan 00 - 08:08 PM (#167315)
Subject: RE: Two Songs wanted.....
From: Brakn

I was searching old threads,Murray if you're still there, I'm very interested!! post them up or email me.

Mick Bracken


07 Feb 11 - 11:51 PM (#3090907)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mountains of Cooley + Coburn the Boxe
From: Jim Dixon

See here: Lyr Add: THE MOUNTAINS OF COOLEY (Eilish Boland)

Also, there are a couple of songs about Coburn the boxer in this thread: Lyr Req: Joe Coburn the Boxer


08 Feb 11 - 02:05 AM (#3090927)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mountains of Cooley + Coburn the Boxer
From: Brakn

Thanks Jim - posted The Maountains Of Cooley myself and have seen the other.
Thanks again.

Perhaps there are more Coburn songs.