Recordings & Info 303. The Holy Nunnery
[There are no recordings in the Child Collection Index.]
CONTENTS:
1) Alternative Titles
2) Traditional Ballad Index
ATTACHED PAGES: (see left hand column)
1) Roud No. 3886: The Holy Nunnery (3 Listings)
Alternate Titles
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Traditional Ballad Index: Holy Nunnery, The [Child 303]
DESCRIPTION: Willie's parents vow that he shall not marry Annie. Told of this, Annie vows to become a nun and never kiss a man again. After seven years, Willie can bear no more; he dresses as a woman and goes to see Annie in the nunnery. She will not break her vow
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST_DATE: 1828 (Buchan)
KEYWORDS: love separation father mother clergy disguise cross-dressing
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REFERENCES: (2 citations)
Child 303, "The Holy Nunnery" (1 text)
Leach, pp. 686-689, "The Holy Nunnery" (1 text)
Roud #3886