''Biddy Mulligan the Pride of the Coombe'' (sometimes just called ''Biddy Mulligan'') is a song written by Seamus Kavanagh in the 1930s, and made famous by

Jimmy O'Dea James Augustine O'Dea (26 April 1899 – 7 January 1965) was an Irish actor and comedian. Life Jimmy O'Dea was born at 11 Lower Bridge Street, Dublin, to James O'Dea, an ironmonger, and Martha O'Gorman, who kept a small toy shop. He was one ...

History of the Song

The songwriter Seamus Kavanagh collaborated with the scriptwriter

Harry O'Donovan Harry O'Donovan (c. 1896 – 3 November 1973) was an Irish comedy scriptwriter, stage manager and actor. Life He was born in Dublin, Ireland and was apprenticed to a painter. In his spare time, he took part in amateur dramatics, finally joinin ...

, who in turn had formed a partnership with

. Kavanagh based this piece on the song ''The Queen Of The Royal Coombe'', which he had found in a 19th-century Theatre Royal programme.WTV Zone
/ref> Other similarly themed songs also performed by O'Dea were ''The Charladies' Ball'' and ''Daffy the Belle of the Coombe'', concerning Biddy Mulligan's daughter.

References

External links

'Biddy Mulligan' by The Dubliners on YouTube
{{Authority control Biddy Mulligan The Dubliners songs