The country rhymes of James Orr : the bard of Ballycarry, 1770-1816 by James Orr

The country rhymes of James Orr : the bard of Ballycarry, 1770-1816

The Folk Poets of Ulster #2

James Orr

119 pages first pub 1992 (editions) user-added

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James Orr was regarded as the best exponent of country verse in the Ulster-Scot (Lallans) dialect. Born in 1770 in a thatched cottage near Ballycarry, County Antrim, he was taught to read, write and weave by his father. During his lifetime he penn...

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