Street Ballads, Popular Poetry and Household Songs of Ireland

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Small book of poems from Irish writers - appears to be bound in later outer cover, with handmade paper shield on front showing different title (Poetry and Songs of Ireland) to that on the title page. Also, small printed paper label on side, also different (Poetry of Ireland). In preface, lists 'to manhood and womanhood that of patriotism and duty' as one of target groups. Newspaper cutting from the Whig, November 11th, 1905, glued oppostite index - poem on Finland