Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Ballad.
by McCourt, Malachy
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0143001086
- ISBN 13
- 9780143001089
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: Penguin Books, 2002. Australian ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear. 141 pp. Malachy McCourt explores the truth behind the legend of this ballad written by Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and usually set to the Irish tune of the "Londonderry Air". Through interviews with musicologists, historians, academics, celebrities and Irish icons, McCourt traces the complex evolution and enduring mystique of "Danny Boy" in an unforgettable tribute that brilliantly weaves history with folklore.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25665
- Title
- Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Ballad.
- Author
- McCourt, Malachy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Australian ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143001086
- ISBN 13
- 9780143001089
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- performing arts, music, songs, poetry, poems, ballads, folklore, legends, history, celtic, ireland
- Bookseller catalogs
- CELTIC;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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