Barney : The Tight Lad of Derry
Title:
Barney : The Tight Lad of Derry
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Creator(s):
- Nelson, S.
- Concanen, Alfred
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Publication Date:
1870
Instrumentation:
Piano
Voice
Subject:
Derry
WIMA Collections:
Alfred Concanen Collection
ID:
AlCon SL 00-040
Publisher:
John Blockley, Publisher
Publication Place:
London
Historical Notes
Samuel Lover (1797-1868) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, songwriter, and painter. Privately educated, Lover fled his father’s stockbroking office and became a successful painter, largely of portraits. He also wrote songs, notably “Rory O’More” (1826), which he also developed as a novel (1837) and a play (1837). His best known novel is Handy Andy (1842), often seen as one of the sources of the “stage Irishman,” a popular theatrical stereotype. After failing eyesight forced him to give up painting, he gave successful entertainments using his own writings in both Great Britain and North America.
"Samuel Lover". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 11 Sep. 2013.