Thanks Nevin I've been communicating with Vincent Peters (mentioned in the comments) whose site Triskelle - http://www.vincentpeters.nl/triskelle/lyrics/rodymccorley.php?index=080.010.060.050&rec=519 - contains a very interesting outline of the story - in fact he has just updated it. He is of the opinion that Roddy was probably Catholic and that the story that he was Protestant most likely originated because his mother and stepfather were Protestant. The problem is that there is very little solid fact to back up any of the stories. I am still digging into it, but the only written source seems to be a brief mention in the Belfast Paper which pins down the date - 28 Feb 1800 - not Good Friday and not 1799 as many versions say. There are even several versions of Ethna Carberry's original poem - the one on Vincent's site is the longest - and I agree with him that the last two verses are a different style and were probably added later. An interesting mystery! Kind Regards Murray TaggartN@aol.com wrote: > Have a browse in the comments section about Roddy McCorley. There seems to > be some doubt about his religious affiliation. > > _http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6673_ > (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6673) > > Regards > Nevin > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >