Dear Colleagues,
in The Moral Reformers, Kitty of Coleraine is quoted. I have
heard variously that this is an Irish folk song of unknown origin and
date, but also that it is attributable to Percy French and can
presumably be dated. The latter offers a possibility of an
anachronism of course if the actual date is later than say 1880.
Anyone have a definitive reading?
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Jeffery Lewins
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