Wexford Lovers, The

DESCRIPTION: Susan loves William Reilly, a Catholic farmer's son. Her father won't allow that and her mother arranges an ambush to shoot Reilly. Reilly is wounded but Susan throws him a pistol. They escape, eluding the law, and leave Wexford on a ship to America.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MUNFLA-Leach); c. 1867 (broadside, Bodleian Bod21861 2806 c.15(138))
KEYWORDS: courting love violence emigration travel farming manhunt escape money discrimination America Ireland father lover mother youth
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
Roud #30123
RECORDINGS:
Mrs. Ghaney, "Willie Riley" (on MUNFLA-Leach)
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Bod21861 2806 c.15(138), "A New Song Called The Wexford Lovers" ("You tender maidens I pray draw near"), W. Birmingham(Dublin), c.1867; also Bod17267 Harding B 19(99a), Bod3997 Harding B 26(569), Bod3784 2806 b.9(226), "A New Song Called The Wexford Lovers"; Bod20769 2806 b.11(124), "The Wexford Lovers"
File: ML3WilRi

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