Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Eugene Dunphy explores the history of the old ballad, "Martha, the Flower of Sweet Strabane'. Was it Irish or Scottish?

0:00 Intro
0:16 Michael Quinn, ballad singer
01:38 Strabane Chronicle
02:09 John Toner, Dungannon
02:29 Gavin Grieg, Scottish song collector
02:56 Examining the verses
03:30 Sam Henry
04:37 Recordings
05:08 Stewarts of Blair
05:35 More recordings
05:59 Song (unaccompanied)