DESMODIUM @ BAR7(7/5/15) - Star of the County Down (English)

DESMODIUM @ BAR7(7/5/15) - Star of the County Down (English) - is an old Irish ballad set near Banbridge in County Down, in Northern Ireland. The words are by Cathal McGarvey (1866–1927) from Ramelton, County Donegal. The song is sung from the point of view of a young man who chances to meet a charming lady by the name of Rose (or Rosie) McCann, referred to as the “star of the County Down“. From a brief encounter the writer’s infatuation grows until, by the end of the ballad, he imagines wedding the girl.