Murphy is coming

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Brereton, P., printer.
Summary:Broadside ballad sheet [replete with several spelling and printing errors] lacking imprint though identical to those 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: "Oh crickey good gracious where will we run, / For Murphy is coming alas we are done...".
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: [Dublin] : [Peter Brereton, Printer, 1 Lower Exchange St.], [n.d., between ca. 1860-1880?].
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Notes:This item is held in the Department of Ephemera.

Physical description: 1 sheet : woodcut, 27.8 x 11.4 cm..

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Call Number View In Collection
EPH C1042
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Access Note
Ephemera
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.