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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

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