Irish Minstrelsy Being a Selection of Irish Songs, Lyrics and Ballads Original and Translated - H Halliday Sparling - Bog

Irish Minstrelsy is a collection of Irish songs, lyrics, and ballads, both original and translated, compiled by H. Halliday Sparling. The book features a variety of traditional Irish tunes and poems, as well as contemporary works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The songs and ballads cover a range of themes, including love, politics, and the beauty of the Irish landscape. The book includes lyrics in both English and Irish, and Sparling provides historical context and commentary for each piece. Overall, Irish Minstrelsy is a comprehensive and entertaining anthology of Irish music and poetry.1887. From the Introduction: In the small volume to which these pages are prefixed, an attempt has been made to present such a collection from the lyric wealth of Ireland as would fulfill two distinct important functions-the furnishing to all readers a fairly adequate opportunity of judging Irish character as it is shown in the most self-revealing of all means of expression; and the providing Irish readers with a book that, in its scope and completeness, might take rank on their shelves with Gavan Duffy's Ballad Poetry and the Spirit of the Nation. This twofold aim, ambitious though it be, has been kept steadily in view; every song, ballad, or lyric is by an Irish writer, upon an Irish theme, and clearly Celtic in thought and feeling. Wherever possible it is one, also, that has actually been popular among the peasantry, who have always been the depository of the song, music, and story, that are now finding securer keeping in printed books.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.