written by john keegan, an irish poet.
does someone maybe know the lyrics to this air? I remember having seen it on the internet but cannot find it anymore...
it is in "irelands best slow airs" by waltons.
crossing fingers and sending this off
berti
I think the poet was John Keegan Casey (1846-1870). He wrote "The Rising of the Moon." I looked in Justin McCarthy's anthology of Irish Literature (published at the end of the 19th century) and came up with a few other poems but not the "Fair Maid of Wicklow."
lyrics of : the fair maid of wicklow
lyrics of : the fair maid of wicklow
written by john keegan, an irish poet.
does someone maybe know the lyrics to this air? I remember having seen it on the internet but cannot find it anymore...
it is in "irelands best slow airs" by waltons.
crossing fingers and sending this off
berti
# Posted on July 5th 2006 by Berti
Re: lyrics of : the fair maid of wicklow
I think the poet was John Keegan Casey (1846-1870). He wrote "The Rising of the Moon." I looked in Justin McCarthy's anthology of Irish Literature (published at the end of the 19th century) and came up with a few other poems but not the "Fair Maid of Wicklow."
# Posted on July 6th 2006 by dwdeacon
Re: lyrics of : the fair maid of wicklow
This link may be interesting: http://homepage.eircom.net/~johnkeegancasey/
# Posted on July 6th 2006 by dwdeacon
Re: lyrics of : the fair maid of wicklow
Did he write the tune of the song?
# Posted on July 6th 2006 by Bob himself