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New song on the glorious liberation of the Rev'd McMahon
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| English ballads > Wars > Other Wars & Battles > New song on the glorious liberation of the Rev'd McMahon |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74892289 |
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| Description | " ... a Roman Catholick priest who was condem'd to be hang'd drawn & qnarter'd [sic] for adminstering [sic] the last wrights [sic] of religion to the dying soldiers in the field of battle in Torento [sic]". Although the battle of Ridgeway took place in 1866 it was not until 1869 that McMahon was freed. First line reads: Come all you Roman Catholicks atend [sic] unto my theme. In one column with an illustration above the title. Compos'd by W. Bennet-- Air: - Father Haughton. The 'G' in 'glorious' in the title is printed upside down. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.1856 |
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| Description | Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust. |
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