Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 2, Issue 12, Page 10

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1819I ,Kate of tle cnnee hiu e e-, ,ye .Jose,, 6 / H 1lr n eiIrLrr H JJ ______________________________ * ,f_I*J Ir rr HJJ J . _____________\ jJ :1 H__________________________________ r i jr JJ lr r j __________________e 1 ,JI 1 &6. Joseph Halligan, a jovial publican, noted for his fine tenor voice, sang meseveral melodious folk songs. He lives on the bank of the Suir; and one of the _______________________________________________________________________________ballads he sang me was on the beauties of the Suir. Another ballad he sang was _______________________________________________________________________________nam , Kate of the Bonnie Blue Eye. Lastly he sang a love ditty, called Rose l . . I i1.ed ______________________________of the Vale, by Grant, the poet of Karney, Waterford. The words, Joseph Halliganassured me, were perfect; and as he trolled out the following, I told him I had quite Ti ree r/fle , D7r2 7fl 7fl e,enough. _____When first where I saw her I wandered, ____________________________________________________________________________________a When she sat in the sweet woodbine shade, ____________________________________________________________________________________9iI rn 1 mm 1 1I stood in amazement and pondered, _______________________________________________________________________________With such exquisite beauty displayed.The graces all formed her by tur.r-r.ns,My vitals like incense did bu-r.r-rn, ____________________________________________________________________________________aThe small birds with joy her did hail; JIIIIIJIIUJ .For shes Ellen, the Rose of the Vale. ____________________________________________________________________________________Really, said the singer, its the most beautiful ballad Ive got; and he was areal bor-r-rn poet, and lived near me. He got into a decline, for Ellen jilted him; andhe left the country and went to Australia. __________________________________________________________________________Igivetwo airsfrom Joseph HalliganTheValeof AvocaandKateof the W L I r r r i rrrrtrBonnie Blue Eye,. a a a aF

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