Annotation:Flower of Finae (The)

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 FLOWER OF FINAE, THE. Irish, Air. The song is from County Cavan. The theme is a young woman's anguish over her lover who fails to return from the war. She becomes a nun, but eventually goes to seek him, only to discover him mortally wounded on the battlefield. The setting is the 18th century, during the time of the Wild Geese.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources: Compass 7 4287 2, Cathal McConnell - "Long Expectant Comes at Last" (2000).

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