|
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. |