Kate of Coleraine

DESCRIPTION: "The maidens of France may be graceful and merry, And stately and loving the damsels of Spain, But match me, in either, the daughters of Derry," especially Kate of Coleraine. The singer praises her looks at length, and hopes no unworthy man will court her
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1937 (Sam Henry collection)
KEYWORDS: beauty nonballad courting
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H684, p. 231, "Kate of Coleraine" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7983
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Kitty of Coleraine" (tune)
NOTES [27 words]: WIth its limping form and its references Kate perhaps being courted by a "helot" or "zealot," I think this must be a composed song, but I don't know by whom. - RBW
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File: HHH684

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