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From: "Eilis O'Hara" <>
Subject: Mary O'Connor, the Original "Rose of Tralee"
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:29:49 +0100 (BST)


The song "Rose of Tralee" was written by William
Pembroke Mulchinock, the son of a wealthy Tralee
merchant, Michael Mulchinock and Margaret McCann
Mulchinock, for Mary O'Connor of Brogue Lane in Tralee
ca 1843. The Mulchinocks lived in West Villa.

Mary's mother was an O'Sullivan from Green Lane. Her
father was a brogue maker. Mary was the nurse for
William's sister, Maria's children.

Here's a link to the full and tragic story of the
couple who were affected by class status, religion,
politics, and the Famine:

http://homepages.iol.ie/~rose/story.htm

Eilis O'Hara


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