Talk:The Rose of Tralee

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this contest wrecks my head. Palx 13:10, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

can anyone post some pictures so we can judge for ourselves how closely the young ladies match the poem? Infilms 08:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Song origins

The story about Mr. Mulchinock and Miss O'Connor seems to originate in the festival literature. Googling "rose of tralee" finds it here, and googling "mulchinock" finds it here, which in turn cites the same place Google found.

The Glover/Spencer attribution is to be found, so it is reported to me, in John Loesberg, Folksongs and Ballads Popular in Ireland, Vol. 1 (Cork: Ossian). Web-available sources differ on Glover's life (1806-1863 quoted from Loesberg, whereas ChoralWiki dates him to 1797-1868); Spencer's first initial (E. per Loesberg or C. in other sources); and the date of publication of the song (the earliest date I have seen attributed to it is 1845, but it is listed in Wikipedia's 1912 in music page).

Hieronymus Illinensis 21:08, 23 October 2006 (UTC)