Irish Stranger, The

DESCRIPTION: "I ne'er shall return to Hibernia's bowers.... It grieves me to ponder On the wrongs of thy injured isle... America might yield me some shelter from pain, I'm only lamenting whilst here I remain For the joys that I'll never see more"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1839 (broadside, Bodleian Harding B 11(1240))
KEYWORDS: emigration hardtimes America Ireland nonballad patriotic
FOUND IN: Ireland Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Gardham-EarliestVersions, "POOR IRISH STRANGER, THE"
O'Conor-OldTimeSongsAndBalladOfIreland, pp. 111-112, "The Irish Stranger" (1 text)
OLochlainn-MoreIrishStreetBallads 59, "The Irish Stranger" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1629
RECORDINGS:
John M. Curtis, "The Irish Stranger" (on MUNFLA/Leach)
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 11(1240), "Irish Stranger", J. Catnach (Durham), 1813-1838; also 2806 b.11(219), Harding B 16(334b), Harding B 11(1797), Harding B 11(1631), Harding B 11(1657), Harding B 11(1241), "[The] Irish Stranger"
NOTES [28 words]: Bodleian, 2806 c.17(179),"Irish Stranger" or "Joys That Are Gone", W. Armstrong (Liverpool),1820-1824 may be the earliest for this ballad at Bodleian but is illegible. - BS
Last updated in version 6.8
File: OCon111A

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography