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the style of the airs, such as sentimental poems for jig tunes, dirges for agricultural airs, battle-hyms for reels." A fair history of each tune is given.
Of the " Groves of Blarney" I have already given a full account with the " Last Rose of Summer," but speaking again of the Blarney stone and Blarney Castle, which have proved fertile themes for bards of all degrees, Samuel Lover says: "1 have seen a queer song lamenting its (Blarney Castle's) destruction by Oliver Cromwell, on whom the national poets always pour out their vials of wrath, and, in-deed, no wonder, notwithstanding all that Lord Macaulay says in praise of his rule in Ireland." Lover himself wrote a lyric to the " Blarney Stone" commencing,
" Oh did you ne'er hear of the Blarney That's found near the banks of Killamey,"
an avowed parody of Lady Morgan's celebrated effusion of " Kate Kearney." S. C Hall also wrote a song called " The Blarney," for Tyrone Power to sing in Mrs. S. C. Hall's drama called " The Groves of Blarney."
" Terence's Farewell," written by Lady Duf-ferin, deserves especial mention on account of the merit of the lyric, and for the lovely melody
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