There is a small note about him on page 229 of Colm O Lochlainn's "Irish
Street Ballads" (Dublin: The Three Candles, 1939, repr. 1967)
Cheers
Simon
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From: "Jen Headley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 2:09 AM
Subject: Peter Brereton's Irish Street Ballads
> I am just starting to research/write a thesis on Irish Street Ballads. I
am
> focusing on ballads printed by P. Brereton, of Lower Exchange Street in
> Dublin, between 1867 and 1869. The library here at the University of
> Txas at Austin has a home-made collection of 108 of his ballads (all
> full of typographic errors). Have you seen any of the ballads he printed?
> Do you know anything about him? Does he have a reputation among those
> who study ballads? Is he entirely unkonwn? ANY information would be
> helpful.
>
> Thank you!
>
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