Wild Slieve Gallon Brae

DESCRIPTION: The singer is in love with a false-hearted girl. He sets out to view her home, but somehow goes astray and ends on Slieve Gallon Brae. There he meets a girl whose love has also been untrue. They marry and live happily on Slieve Gallon Brae
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (Sam Henry Collection)
KEYWORDS: love betrayal abandonment rambling marriage
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H540, pp. 468-469, "Wild Slieve Gallon Brae" (1 text, 1 tune)
OLochlainn-MoreIrishStreetBallads 9A, "Wild Sliav Gallen Brae" (1 text)
Roud #3577
NOTES [11 words]: Not to be confused with several other songs with similar titles. - RBW
File: HHH540

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