Holdings: A new song oall,d [sic, called] The Wedding Afternoon

Contributors:	Brereton, P., printer.
Summary:	Broadside ballad sheet [replete with several spelling and printing errors] printed by Peter Brereton of Dublin, a ballad-sheet printer who flourished in the second half of the 19th century. During this time he occupied various addresses in Dublin city, among them 1 Lower Exchange St. and 55 and 56 Cooke St., Dublin. The first lines of this broadside ballad are: "Tell me tell me lovely Molly what new have you from home...". Featuring two crude woodcuts - at top of sheet, is one of a group of men depicted dining at a table and at bottom of sheet a woodcut of an acanthus leaf.
Format:	BOOK
Language:	English
Published / Created:	Dublin : [Peter] Brereton, Printer, 1 Lr [Lower] Exchange St., [n.d., ca. 1850-1880?].
Subjects:	Broadsides Broadside ballads > Ireland > 19th century. Weddings > Songs and music. Weddings > Ireland > Humor Ireland > History > Songs and music Broadsides > Irish > 1850-1880
Notes:	Two copies of this item are held in the Department of Ephemera. Physical description: 1 sheet : woodcuts, 28.6 x 11.3 cm.. more

Call Number	View In	Collection
EPH C1033	Collection unavailable Access Note	Ephemera
EPH C1033a	Collection unavailable Access Note	Ephemera

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