Death of Simon Byrne.
[Durham] : Walker, printer, Durham,
[1833]
'88' is printed at the foot of the second column.
Dated from internal evidence - the fight between James 'Deaf' Burke (1809-45) and Simon 'Sam' Byrne took place on 30th May, 1833. Although Byrne was the bigger and heavier man, Burke knocked him out in round 28, after fighting for 75 minutes. Tragically, however, the fight took a terrible toll on Byrne, and he died three days later from his wounds. In an attempt to save his prize-fighting career, Burke emigrated to America. He quickly returned to England, however, where, impoverished, he died of tuberculosis in 1845.
Death of Simon Byrne - first line reads: Mourn Erin's sons your hero brave.
In two columns with an illustration above the second.
There's brighter days in store - first line reads: Don't talk of life's troubles with sad rueful face.
There's brighter days in store - tune: Rory O'More.
Two ballads.
Ballads, English
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