“The Banished Lover (The Parish of Dunboe)”

Description

The singer wanders out and recalls the home from which (his parents) banished him. He recalls how the locals dislike strangers. He meets a "pretty fair maid who sore lamented." She says that her lover has been taken away. He reveals that he is her lover

Notes

The second Henry text, "Learmont Grove," is a very worn down version in which the plot barely survives; it is identified with the first based primarily upon common lyrics.

The date of this text is given incorrectly in Henry/Huntington/Herrmann; it should be 1937, not 1927. - RBW

References

1. SHenry H23, p. 307, "The Banished Lover"; H726, pp. 307-308, "Learmont Grove" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
2. Roud #2963
3. BI, HHH023