Let Erin Remember the Days of Old

DESCRIPTION: "Let Erin remember the days of old, Ere her faithless sons betrayed her; When Malachi wore the collar of gold, Which he won from the proud invader." The singer recalls various Irish triumphs and urges that we recall "the long faded glory"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1901 (Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster)
KEYWORDS: Ireland nonballad
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 163, "Let Erin remember the days of old" (1 text)
Moore-IrishMelodies-1846, p. 38, "Let Erin remember the days of old" (1 text)
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 149, "Let Erin Remember the Days of Old" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #34239
File: HMHS149A

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