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Description: | Song relating a battle between protestants and Irish Catholics of Newcastle's Quayside.The influx of Irish working families into British industries in the early nineteenth century caused a great deal of resentment among many Englishmen. In fact, by 1825 the problem had become so bad that Government felt obliged to legislate against the Orange Order. By the time this song was written, the Sandgate area of Newcastle had one of the largest Irish immigrant populations in the country. As the number of keelmen, who had formerly populated the area, declined the Irish population grew. In one of the poorest and most deprived areas of the town this needless-to-say caused a great deal of resentment and cramped living space, close proximity to neighbours, and of course differences over religion resulted in a number of confrontations.The song forms part of a selection of broadside songs by Edward Corven and other Tyneside composers held at South Shields Library. The collection dates to the mid 19th century and consists of some of the region's most popular songs. Although the volume does include material by J.P. Robson and others, the majority of the songs are by Corven. This is one of the largest collections of Corven broadsides in the region and is a testament to the composer's popularity.The author of this song, Joseph Philip Robson, was born in Newcastle on 24th September, 1808. Losing his parents at an early age, Robson was sent to learn the trade of a plane maker. However, after an industrial accident, Robson eventually took up the occupation of a schoolmaster, issuing a number of poetical volumes. A regular contributor to Chater's Comic Almanack, Joseph Robson died on 26th August, 1870 aged sixty-seven years. ; A collection of broadsides by North-East Music Hall artist Ned Corven. | Publisher: | W. Stewart The Side ; Newcastle upon Tyne | Rights holder: | rights holder : South Shields Library | Subjects: | religion & Irish & immigrants religious and moral | Temporal: | start=1841;end=1860; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:E0102401 | Go to resource |
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