Ould Ireland, You're My Darlin'

DESCRIPTION: "Ould Ireland, you're my jewel sure." The singer blesses "each manly son... But hang the knave and dastard slave So base as to deny thee." He pledges "a love that ne'er can perish."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1865 (broadside, Bodleian Harding B 18(388))
KEYWORDS: Ireland nonballad patriotic
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
O'Conor-OldTimeSongsAndBalladOfIreland, p. 126, "Ould Ireland, You're My Darlin'" (1 text)
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 148, "Ould Ireland! You're My Darlin'" (1 text)
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BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 18(388), "Ould Ireland You're My Darlin'", H. De Marsan (New York), 1861-1864
NOTES [34 words]: Broadside Bodleian Harding B 18(388): H. De Marsan dating per Studying Nineteenth-Century Popular Song by Paul Charosh in American Music, Winter 1997, Vol 15.4, Table 1, available at FindArticles site. - BS
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