Shamrock (II), The

DESCRIPTION: The bridegroom's father wears a shamrock. Bridegroom tells him to wear a rose: "that flower is out of place." "The old man said with tear dimmed eye I am glad your dear old mother didn't live to see this day" when you were ashamed to wear the shamrock
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MUNFLA-Leach)
KEYWORDS: wedding rejection flowers Ireland patriotic father mother
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
Roud #30144
RECORDINGS:
Ella Molloy, "Shamrock" (on MUNFLA-Leach)
File: ML3Shamr

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