Three Flowers of Chivalry, The

DESCRIPTION: The soldiers in the Crimea are depressed, when three Irishmen spring up, recall their homes and sweethearts, and rally the troops. In battle the next day, the British are victorious, but the three heroes die
AUTHOR: Andrew Orr
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Sam Henry collection, from a book said to have been published c. 1865)
KEYWORDS: soldier death
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1853-1856 - Crimean War (Britain and France actively at war with Russia 1854-1855)
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H99, pp. 89-90, "The Three Flowers of Chivalry" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #8146
File: HHH099

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