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(1) Hole in her stocking
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/74893603
Description	The hole in her stocking - first line reads: In London once as I've heard say. The boys of Kilkenny - first line reads: The boys of Kilkenny are brave roaring blades.
Shelfmark	Crawford.EB.2303
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Form / genre:	Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides Images > Pictures > Illustrations
Dates / events:	1850 [Date printed] 1800-1900 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Durham > Durham (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content:	Ballads Woodcuts (prints) Hosiery
Person / organisation:	Walker, George (Printer of North Shields) [Printer]
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English ballads
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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.
Attribution and copyright:	Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

Form / genre:	Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides
Dates / events:	1800-1900 [Date printed]
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