The Star of the County Down
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
December 1959
Track ID
61526
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.136.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song, a man is smitten with a girl he passes on the road near Banbridge. He asks a passer-by who she is, and is told her name is Rosie McCann. He intends to woo and marry her.
Item Notes
6 verses and choruses of 4 lines. Composed by Cathal Garvey (1866-1927) of Ramelton, County Donegal.
See:
'Irish Country Songs' vol. 4 (H. Hughes, 1936) pp. 8-12
'More Irish Street Ballads' (C. O Lochlainn, 1978) p. 203
'Songwriters of Ireland in the English Tongue' (C. O Lochlainn, 1967)
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Strichen
Village/Place - Strichen
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good