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'''HOOLY AND FAIRLY'''. AKA and see "[[Ballyhooley]]." English. England, Northumberland. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. It is listed as an alternate title for the jig "[[Ballyhooley]]" in O'Neill's '''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems''' (1907).
'''HOOLY AND FAIRLY'''. AKA and see "[[Ballyhooley]]." English. England, Northumberland. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. It is listed as an alternate title for the jig "[[Ballyhooley]]" in O'Neill's '''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems''' (1907).
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[[File:hooly.jpg|200px|thumb|left|]] The caption to the picture at left reads:
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''She warring and flyting frae morning 'till e'en''<br>
''And if ye gainsay her, her eye glow'rs sae keen;''<br>
''Then tongue, neive & cudgel she'll lay on ye sairly,''<br>
''O! gin my wife wou'd strike hooly and fairly.''<br>
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HOOLY AND FAIRLY. AKA and see "Ballyhooley." English. England, Northumberland. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. It is listed as an alternate title for the jig "Ballyhooley" in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907).

The caption to the picture at left reads:

She warring and flyting frae morning 'till e'en
And if ye gainsay her, her eye glow'rs sae keen;
Then tongue, neive & cudgel she'll lay on ye sairly,
O! gin my wife wou'd strike hooly and fairly.

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