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 ===== Eilis O'Hara **NO Personal E-Mails Please** ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html