Thanks, Judy and AnneMarie. I'm going to ask my friend who introduced me to "Irish Soldier Boy" if she knows anything about its roots. Nora JUDYSPHIL@aol.com writes: We knew you meant Andy Cooney not Rooney. I only find that song listed under "traditional". I guess we will have to investigate further --- perhaps it was taken from the traditional and arranged by someone during the 1960's. Judy {who once ended an email to an overweight friend with: you go, gut! instead of you go, guy!} ______________________________ X-Message: #4 Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:59:00 EDT From: Nanaannemarie@aol.com To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <1e4.262854d1.2e390b24@aol.com> Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Irish songs Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" In a message dated 7/28/2004 9:50:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, JUDYSPHIL@aol.com writes: > I guess we will have to investigate further --- perhaps it > was taken from the traditional and arranged by someone during the 1960's I have a book my parents picked up in Ireland, "Old Favorite Irish songs" reproduced from an old Irish Song Book by Tom Sexton. The Irish Soldier Boy is not in it, but I do have wonderful memories of Rockaway Beach, and the concerts at Jones Beach. Thanks for a few moments of reminiscing, AnneMarie Dunne George searching DUNNE< MCMANUS, leonard and gallagher in ireland

----- Original Message ----- From: <Irishcolleen45@aol.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 3:55 PM Subject: [Irish-American] Re: Irish songs > > Thanks, Judy and AnneMarie. I'm going to ask my friend who introduced me to > "Irish Soldier Boy" if she knows anything about its roots. > > Nora > > > JUDYSPHIL@aol.com writes: > > > We knew you meant Andy Cooney not Rooney. I only find that song listed > under > "traditional". I guess we will have to investigate further --- perhaps it > was taken from the traditional and arranged by someone during the 1960's. > Judy > {who once ended an email to an overweight friend with: you go, gut! instead > of you go, guy!} > > ______________________________ > > X-Message: #4 > Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:59:00 EDT > From: Nanaannemarie@aol.com > To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <1e4.262854d1.2e390b24@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Irish songs > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > In a message dated 7/28/2004 9:50:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, > JUDYSPHIL@aol.com writes: > > > I guess we will have to investigate further --- perhaps it > > was taken from the traditional and arranged by someone during the 1960's > > I have a book my parents picked up in Ireland, "Old Favorite Irish songs" > reproduced from an old Irish Song Book by Tom Sexton. The Irish Soldier Boy > is > not in it, but I do have wonderful memories of Rockaway Beach, and the > concerts > at Jones Beach. > > Thanks for a few moments of reminiscing, > > > AnneMarie Dunne George > searching DUNNE< MCMANUS, leonard and gallagher in ireland > > > > > > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. > Would this be the same song One dark and stormy winters night As the snow lay on the ground A youthfull Irish soldier boy To the mountains ,he was bound His mother stood beside him Saying my son have no fear And with trembling hands, around his waist She tied his bandolier Raymond