The Killarney Lass
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
January 1960
Track ID
67041
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.149.A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this tragic ballad, Billy courts a girl then refuses to marry her when she falls pregnant, advising her to go home and tell her parents. She fears the disgrace of doing so, and decides she would rather kill herself by drowning. After giving birth, she prepares herself for death. Billy discovers the body of his sweetheart floating down the tide; he recovers her corpse and laments.
Item Notes
8 verses of 4 lines.
See:
'Tocher' 21 (1976) pp. 181-182
Greig-Duncan vol. 6, pp. 217-218, no. 1155
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good