Flower of Finae, The

DESCRIPTION: "Bright red is the sun on the waves of Lough Sheelin, A cool gentle breeze from the mountain is stealing," but the Flower of Finae is fairer than any of them. Ferfus O'Farrell, who courts her, is fleeter than deer. He dies at Ramilles; she becomes a nun
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1901 (Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster)
KEYWORDS: love soldier death beauty
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1706 - Battle of Ramillies. Forces of the Grand Alliance under Marlborough heavily defeat the French
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, pp. 163-164, "The Flower of Finae" (1 text)
Roud #25067
File: HMHS163B

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