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In the Irish ballad what are the purple spots on Noreen Bawn cheeks?
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The original line of he song Noreen Bawn did not say anything about purple.
The line was;
But her cheeks were flushed and scarlet, and another tale they told.
It was mots likely, scarlet fever. The song was composed by Neil Mc Bride, Feymore Creeslough Co. Donegal about the year's 1910 or 1915. he wrote it to highlight the fact that many people were emigrating to America and other countries and returning with TB or Scarlet Fever. The name Noreen Bawn was fictitious.
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