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The Banks of the Bann (I)
— Delany recalls how, when he first came to (Ireland), he fell in love with a gir…
The Banks of the Dee (III)
— On the banks of the Dee the singer meets a 56 year old coal miner who "can't ge…
The Barrymore Tithe Victory
— "There was a poor man, and he had but one cow, The Parson had seized her." dep…
The Big Gun Shearer
— "The big gun toiled with his heart and soul Shearing sheep to make a roll, Out …
Billy Grimes the Rover
— The girl comes to her mother and asks if she can marry Billy Grimes. Mother ref…
The Bitter Withy
— Jesus is sent out by Mary to play. He is snubbed by a group of rich boys. He bu…
The Black Water Side
— A boy and girl have long been courting. He offers to marry her; she objects tha…
The Blaeberry Courtship
— A Lowland girl is induced to follow a Highland lad home "to pick blueberries" (…
The Blind Fiddler
— "I lost my sight in the blacksmith's shop in the year of 'Fifty-six." The singe…
The Bluestone Quarries
— "In eighteen hundred and forty one, They put their long red flannels on (x2), T…