There's a Spot in the North that's Not Far from Belfast

DESCRIPTION: "There's a spot in the north that's not far from Belfast... And the name of that spot it is Islandmagee." On the ship Black Head "there's a rum second mate" who is from Islandmagree; you can tell by the size of his feet
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: home Ireland sailor
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 134, "There's a spot in the North that's not far from Belfast" (1 text)
Roud #25388
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Vilikens and his Dinah (William and Dinah)" [Laws M31A/B] (tune, according to Fowke) and references there
File: KSUC134A

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