Origin of Ireland, The

DESCRIPTION: "I crave your attention, Before I shall mention Of Erin so dear, WIthout hesitation, [...], The cream of creation [...] the Queen." Ireland is famous for "beauty and murder and whisky and love."
AUTHOR: J. R. Thomas (source: sheet music)
EARLIEST DATE: 1866 (sheet music published by William A. Pond & Co)
KEYWORDS: Ireland royalty
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore4 325, "The Origin of Ireland" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Dime-Song-Book #19, pp. 40-41, "The Birth of Green Erin" (1 text)
Roud #6653
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "A Little Bit of Heaven" (theme: The Creation of Ireland)
NOTES [38 words]: I suspected, based just on the text in Brown, that this was a stage song, and the text in Dime-Song-Book #19 confirmed it; the pseudo-Irish dialect is pretty thick. -The sheet music says it was "Composed for Mr. Dan. Bryant." - RBW
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