Debbie wrote asking fro help with a childhood song her Irish grandmother sang to her son.  Here’s her email: Hi, My grandmother came here from Ireland at 14. She died in 1971 and was 85. She used to sing to my brother when he was a baby in the carriage and my son the same. It was...

Several days ago, I asked if anyone knew the origin of I’ll Tell Ma Mither. Yesterday, Dani pointed out that it’s very similar to the Irish folksong I’ll Tell Me Ma. Here’s Dani’s letter: I can’t tell you much about the I’ll Tell My Mither rhyme, but it does have several lines in common with the folk...