Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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0:00 Intro
0:55 Origins of melody
01:51 First published
02:45 Lyricist Sir Harold Boulton
03:30 First Irish performance
04:10 The verses
04:45 Katherine Tynan
05:30 Ballad becomes popular
06:20 Carnegie Hall performance
06:55 Cathal O’Byrne
07:15 Early recordings
07:30 Staf Gebrurers
08:45 Paul Robeson
09:20 Castle of Dromore (song)