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The Exile of Erin, On the Plains of Emu single work   poetry   "O! Farewell, my country - my kindred - my lover;"
Issue Details: First known date: 1829... 1829 The Exile of Erin, On the Plains of Emu
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Notes

  • Author's note: Anambaba, May 1829
  • When sung to the traditional Irish air, Savourneen Deelish, The Exile of Erin is sometimes referred to as The Plains of Emu.
  • 'A good example of a literary "folk ballad".' - Webby
  • Editor's note: Original poetry

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Works about this Work

The Narrow-Columned Middle Ground : 19th Century Australian Poetry Les Murray , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990; (p. 1-32) The Paperbark Tree : Selected Prose 1992; (p. 222-250) A Working Forest : Selected Prose 1997; (p. 282-308)
'The Exile of Erin' : Irish Experience and Colonial Reactions Frank Molloy , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Irish-Australian Studies : Papers Delivered at the Eighth Irish-Australian Conference, Hobart July 1995 1996; (p. 90-102)
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Subjects:
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    Australia,
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    Ireland,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
Settings:
  • Emu Plains, Penrith area, Sydney Outer West, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • 1829
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