Ethna Carbery: Anna Johnston, poet and writer
Ethna Carbery, born Anna Bella Johnston, was an Irish journalist, writer and poet. She is best known for writing the poem and song “Roddy McCorley”, and the “Song …
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Roddy McCorley: history and remembrance
The traditional Irish ballad “Roddy McCorley” tells the tragic story of a young rebel marching to his execution on the bridge of Toome during the aftermath of the 1798 …
Roddy McCorley: the ballad by Ethna Carbery
Ethna Carbery, born Anna Bella Johnston, was an Irish journalist, writer and poet. She is best known for writing the poem and song “Roddy McCorley”, and the “Song …
Song of Ciabhán by Ethna Carbery
Ethna Carbery, born Anna Bella Johnston, was an Irish journalist, writer and poet. She is best known for writing the poem and song “Roddy McCorley”, and the “Song …