Irish Wedding, The

DESCRIPTION: "Sure won't you hear what roaring cheer was spread at Paddy's wedding, O?" All the boys and girls are named, there is music, food, dancing and drink. No fights! "Decadorous we'll have, says Father Quipes." A grand time is had by all.
AUTHOR: Charles Dibdin (1745-1815) (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1796 (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: wedding humorous dancing drink food music party moniker
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
O'Conor-OldTimeSongsAndBalladOfIreland, pp. 57-58, "The Irish Wedding" (1 text)
DublinDanSongster, p. 34, "Paddy's Wedding" (1 text)
TeddyReganSongster, pp. 67-69, "Paddy's Wedding" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Irish Wedding, The"
Roud #17123
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 25(926), "The Irish Wedding", unknown, n.d.
SAME TUNE:
Sure Won't You Hear (Temperance song: "Sure won't you hear what jovial cheer We had in Norfolk County O") (Jackson-EarlySongsOfUncleSam, p. 245)
File: OCon057

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