Gilhooly's Dinner Party

DESCRIPTION: "Gilhooly gave a party to his friends a week ago, There were guests from County Sligo and Galway and Mayo." The many sorts of food are described. People eat in strange and messy ways. Eventually Gilhooly charges the diners ten dollars each
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Finger-FrontierBallads)
KEYWORDS: party humorous food courting money
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Finger-FrontierBallads, pp. 151-152, "Gilhooly's Dinner Party" (1 text)
Roud #8836
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Irish Jubilee" (theme) and references there
File: Fing151

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