Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4)Volume 4 — THE BALLAD OF THE MIDNIGHT SUNReading editionChapter navigation79 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…POPULAR BRITISH BALLADSIn Four Volumes Volume IVTHE HIGH TIDE ON THE COAST OF LINCOLNSHIREBALLAD OF THE BRIDES OF QUAIRFIRST LOVESAD MEMORIESHOW WE BEAT THE FAVOURITETHE MERMAID OF PADSTOWTHE HIGHWAYMAN'S GHOSTTHE BROTHERSTHE BALLAD OF DEAD MEN'S BAYTHE BRIDE'S TRAGEDYTHE WITCH-MOTHERTHE SEA-SWALLOWSTHE KING'S DAUGHTERTHE BALLAD OF THE MIDNIGHT SUNPART I.PART II.LITTLE WILLIETHE BALLAD OF JUDAS ISCARIOTPHIL BLOOD'S LEAPTHE RED THREAD OF HONOURTICONDEROGAHEATHER ALECAPTAIN GOLD AND FRENCH JANETSIR ELDRICTHE MOWERSTHE TOWER OF ST MAURA BALLAD OF HELLTHE WEDDING OF PALE BRONWENTHE BALLAD OF FISHER'S BOARDING-HOUSETHE FALL OF JOCK GILLESPIESOLDIER, SOLDIERBALLAD OF EAST AND WESTTHE LADY OF SEVILLATHE BATTLE OF THE BOYNESHULE AGRATHE NIGHT BEFORE LARRY WAS STRETCHEDTHE PATRIOT MOTHERTHE LAKE OF COOLFINTHE HIGH-BORN LADYTHE MAIDEN CITYSIR TURLOUGH; OR, THE CHURCHYARD BRIDETHE VIRGIN MARY'S BANKCAROLAN AND BRIDGET CRUISETHE O'KAVANAGHTHE BRIDAL OF MALAHIDECAOCH, THE PIPERTHE FAIRY THORNTHE BATTLE OF ARDNOCHERFONTENOYTHE SACK OF BALTIMORETHE BALLAD OF THE BIER THAT CONQUEREDTHE BALLAD OF "BONNY PORTMORE"A BALLAD OF SARSFIELD;A BALLAD OF ATHLONE;LOVE'S WARNINGTHE OLD STORYTHE BROTHERS: HENRY AND JOHN SHEARSTHE WITCH-BRIDETHE MILKMAIDTHE NOBLEMAN'S WEDDINGTHE MAIDS OF ELFIN-MERETHE FAITHLESS KNIGHTMICHAEL DWYERRANDALL M'DONALDTHE DEMON OF THE GIBBETKILBRANNONTHE GREEN DOVE AND THE RAVENMANNIX THE COINERMY MAURIA NI MILLEÔNTHE LADYE'S ROCKTHE WRECK OFF MIZEN-HEADJOHNNY COXA SONG OF THE EXMOOR HUNTTHE SONG OF THE GHOSTA SEA STORYGEOFFREY BARRONFATHER GILLIGANPrevious chapter ←Volume 4 — THE KING'S DAUGHTERNext chapter →Volume 4 / Part 1 — PART I.All chapters and sections (79)Other sectionsPOPULAR BRITISH BALLADSSections4Volume 4 · Other sectionsTHE HIGH TIDE ON THE COAST OF LINCOLNSHIREBALLAD OF THE BRIDES OF QUAIRFIRST LOVESAD MEMORIESHOW WE BEAT THE FAVOURITETHE MERMAID OF PADSTOWTHE HIGHWAYMAN'S GHOSTTHE BROTHERSTHE BALLAD OF DEAD MEN'S BAYTHE BRIDE'S TRAGEDYTHE WITCH-MOTHERTHE SEA-SWALLOWSTHE KING'S DAUGHTERTHE BALLAD OF THE MIDNIGHT SUNVolume 4 / Part 1 · Parts1Volume 4 / Part 2 · Parts2Volume 4 / Part 2 · Other sectionsLITTLE WILLIETHE BALLAD OF JUDAS ISCARIOTPHIL BLOOD'S LEAPTHE RED THREAD OF HONOURTICONDEROGAHEATHER ALECAPTAIN GOLD AND FRENCH JANETSIR ELDRICTHE MOWERSTHE TOWER OF ST MAURA BALLAD OF HELLTHE WEDDING OF PALE BRONWENTHE BALLAD OF FISHER'S BOARDING-HOUSETHE FALL OF JOCK GILLESPIESOLDIER, SOLDIERBALLAD OF EAST AND WESTTHE LADY OF SEVILLATHE BATTLE OF THE BOYNESHULE AGRATHE NIGHT BEFORE LARRY WAS STRETCHEDTHE PATRIOT MOTHERTHE LAKE OF COOLFINTHE HIGH-BORN LADYTHE MAIDEN CITYSIR TURLOUGH; OR, THE CHURCHYARD BRIDETHE VIRGIN MARY'S BANKCAROLAN AND BRIDGET CRUISETHE O'KAVANAGHTHE BRIDAL OF MALAHIDECAOCH, THE PIPERTHE FAIRY THORNTHE BATTLE OF ARDNOCHERFONTENOYTHE SACK OF BALTIMORETHE BALLAD OF THE BIER THAT CONQUEREDTHE BALLAD OF "BONNY PORTMORE"A BALLAD OF SARSFIELD;A BALLAD OF ATHLONE;LOVE'S WARNINGTHE OLD STORYTHE BROTHERS: HENRY AND JOHN SHEARSTHE WITCH-BRIDETHE MILKMAIDTHE NOBLEMAN'S WEDDINGTHE MAIDS OF ELFIN-MERETHE FAITHLESS KNIGHTMICHAEL DWYERRANDALL M'DONALDTHE DEMON OF THE GIBBETKILBRANNONTHE GREEN DOVE AND THE RAVENMANNIX THE COINERMY MAURIA NI MILLEÔNTHE LADYE'S ROCKTHE WRECK OFF MIZEN-HEADJOHNNY COXA SONG OF THE EXMOOR HUNTTHE SONG OF THE GHOSTA SEA STORYGEOFFREY BARRONFATHER GILLIGAN1883.← THE KING'S DAUGHTERPART I. →