Dens of Ireland, The

DESCRIPTION: A young hunter accidentally kills a man. He is captured and faces the death penalty. A girl sets out to save him. She enters the courtroom and pleads on her knees for his life. The judge frees him; the man agrees to marry the girl
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1982
KEYWORDS: love death trial reprieve
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Cazden/Haufrecht/Studer-FolkSongsOfTheCatskills, "The Dens of Ireland" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, DNIRELND*
File: FSC060

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