A new song called The Maid of Balv Moat [sic, Ballymoat]

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Bibliographic Details
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: "On [sic, one] day as I chanced to go rovin [sic, roving] / Convenient to sweet Ballymoat...". Printed at top of sheet is a crude woodcut of a man, who is wearing a turban and holding a sabre [a sword with curved blade].
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Dublin : P. [Peter] Brereton, Printer, 1 Lower Exchange St., [n.d., ca. 1860-1880].
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Notes:This item is held in the Department of Ephemera.

Tears at bottom of sheet, with some loss of text. Printed on very poor quality paper - handle with extreme care.

Physical description: 1 sheet : woodcut, 27.7 x 11.4 cm..

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EPH C1045
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Access Note
Ephemera
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.