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Date:
2003-07-14 12:05 pm (UTC)
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Here's what could possibly be one explanation for the "Sweet William" death syndrome in traditional Irish/Celtic music...
http://www.contemplator.com/folk3/sweetwil.html
William the Conqueror defeated the Irish in the 1600s or thereabouts. They probably were not too fond of the name "William" after that, and took any opportunity to put him in positions in which he met an untimely end...
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Date: 2003-07-14 12:05 pm (UTC)http://www.contemplator.com/folk3/sweetwil.html
William the Conqueror defeated the Irish in the 1600s or thereabouts. They probably were not too fond of the name "William" after that, and took any opportunity to put him in positions in which he met an untimely end...