Rooney, Hubert E.

The Well-Known Songs of Ireland. [Forty Songs] Edited and arranged by Hubert E. Rooney.

Dublin, James Duffy & Co. Ltd., (1905). Quarto. 85 pages with 40 songs (text and set to music). Beautiful modern half leather with marbled – paper – covered boards. Bound by Dublin bookbinder J.F.Newman with the original printed wrappers. The volume is now in protective collector’s mylar ! Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare in this excellent condition. The paper of this publication is notoriously frail and was professionally restored and strengthened. With an inscription in gaelic by one William de Teal (Tipperary) in July 1911.

From the Editor’s preface: “Music is the child of the light and the darkness” / “In a most especial way music has been the guardian angel of the Irish race. It watched over their infancy and earliest developments – educating, elevating and refining them – and it has followed their exiled children to the furthermost parts of the earth, uniting the scattered nation in the bond of patriotic love. To strengthen this bond is the duty of Irish musicians; and when the trumpet-notes of Liberty shall sound at last, God alone shall tell what place Music has played in the Great Scheme”.

Songs include: Samuel Lover – Barney O’Hea / Samuel Lover – Angels’ Whisper / Anonymus – The Cruiskeen Lawn / Edward Walsh – The Dawning of the Day / Andrew Cherry – The Dear Little Shamrock / T.D.Sullivan – Dear Old Ireland (Ireland, Boys, Hurrah !) / Robert Dwyer Joyce – The Drinaun Dhun (The Brown Thorn) / Theomas Davis – Eileen Aroon / Anonymus – Garryowen / T.D. Sullivan – God save Ireland ! / Westendorf – I take you home again, Kathleen / Lady Dufferin – The Irish Emigrant / Anonymus – The Irish Exile / Thomas Furlong – John O’Dwyer of the Glen / Lady Morgan – Kate Kearney / George Linley – Kate O’Shane / Reynolds – Kathleen O’More / Anonymus – Kitty of Coleraine / Samuel Lover – Live in my Heart and pay no Rent / Samuel Lover – The Low-backed Car / Ingram – The Memory of the Dead / J. Parry – Norah, the pride of Kildare / Samuel Lover – Molly Bawn / M.J. McCann – O’Donnell Aboo ! /

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Two – Origins of Irish Identity · Catalogue Winter 2020 / 2021 · Irish Folk Music · Irish Folk Songs · Irish History of Music · Irish Literature – Rare · Irish Music · Irish Poetry – Rare · Music – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 28651AB

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