Songs of Old Ireland

DESCRIPTION: The singer thinks back of the songs he heard as a youth. He asks to hear several such songs. He recalls fondly the days of his youth.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Sam Henry collection)
KEYWORDS: music youth nonballad
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H768, pp. 59-60, "Songs of Old Ireland" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #13360
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Titles of Songs (Song of Songs, Song of All Songs, Song of Song Titles)" (theme)
File: HHH768

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