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That made me love Mary the Rose of Tralee. In the far fields of India, 'mid war's dreadful thunders, Her voice was a solace and comfort to me, But the chill hand of death has now rent us asunder, I'm lonely tonight for the Rose of Tralee. She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer, Yet 'twas not her beauty alone that won me; Oh no, 'twas ...
Floral display with festival logo, 2014. The Rose of Tralee International Festival is an event which is celebrated among Irish communities all over the world.The festival, held annually in the town of Tralee in County Kerry, takes its inspiration from a 19th-century ballad of the same name about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called "The Rose of Tralee".
Tralee (/ t r ə ˈ l iː / trə-LEE; Irish: Trá Lí, pronounced [t̪ˠɾˠaː(j) ˈl̠ʲiː]; formerly Tráigh Lí, meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County Kerry.
Ní Shúilleabháin was crowned the 47th Rose of Tralee on 23 August 2005, in a ceremony broadcast by RTÉ Television. [27] [28] Ní Shúilleabháin was considered by bookmakers to be an early favourite to win the Rose of Tralee contest [3] and, as a result of a rules change, was the first Mayo Rose as final contestant in the history of the ...
The festival has grown in popularity over the years and now regularly attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the area. The festival is inspired by the song "Mary from Dungloe" as the Rose of Tralee festival is by "The Rose of Tralee". In 2019, the festival celebrated its 52nd anniversary, with Roisin Maher from New York becoming Mary From ...
"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches"—this popular seasonal song begins by complimenting the Christmastime symbol we all automatically associate with the holiday.
“Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, and white aligns with God’s promise of life everlasting and the purity, hope and goodness that Jesus’ life and death represent,” Sawaya says.
(The) Rose of Tralee may refer to: Rose of Tralee (festival), International festival held annually in Tralee, County Kerry; Rose of Tralee, a British film directed by Oswald Mitchell; Rose of Tralee, a British film directed by Germain Burger "The Rose of Tralee" (song), 19th-century Irish ballad