“Island of Dreams” words and music by Tom Springfield © 1962 Chappell Music Ltd. Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., London; reproduced by permission of International Music Publications Ltd.
“The Little Drummer Boy” words and music by Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati and Katherine ?. Davis © 1958 Mills Music Inc. and International Korwin Corp, USA Worldwide print rights controlled by Warner Bros Publications Inc/IMP Ltd. reproduced by permission of International Music Publications Ltd.
“South of the Border” words and music by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. Maurice-Peter Music Co. Ltd; reproduced by kind permission of EMI Publishing Ltd.
“Where Do I Begin” words and music by Sigman/Lei. Used by kind permission of Memory Lane Music Ltd. and the Songwriter’s Guild.
“Twenty-one Years” rec. Dermot Hegarty. Reproduced by kind permission of Outlet Music Recording Co.
“The Garden Where the Praties Grow” words and music by Johnny Paterson, Music trad. rec. John McCormack; reproduced by kind permission of Waltons Ltd.
“El Paso” words and music by Marty Robbins © Copyright 1959 and 1960 Noma Music Incorporated, USA and Mariposa Music. Administered by Integrated Copyright Group; reproduced by kind permission.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN IN 2001 BY PICADOR.
A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers.
EMERALD GERMS OF IRELAND. Copyright © 2001 by Patrick McCabe.
First Perennial edition published 2002.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.
ISBN 0-06-095678-X
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