{"product_id":"franklin-mint-musical-figurine-the-rose-of-tralee","title":"Franklin Mint musical figurine | The Rose of Tralee","description":"\u003cp\u003eFranklin Mint musical figurine\u003cbr\u003eThe Rose of Tralee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ec.1980s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 29cms (11 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 15cms (6\") wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Rose of Tralee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rose of Tralee International Festival is an annual celebration held in Tralee in County Kerry of Irish women, featuring contestants from the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland and Ireland) or from the Irish diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe festival takes its inspiration from a 19th-century ballad of the same name about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called \"The Rose of Tralee\". The words of the song are credited to C. Mordaunt Spencer and the music to Charles William Glover, but a story circulated in connection with the festival claims that the song was written by William Pembroke Mulchinock, a wealthy Protestant, out of love for Mary O'Connor, a poor Catholic maid in service to his parents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe pale moon was rising above the green mountain \u003cbr\u003eThe sun was declining beneath the blue sea \u003cbr\u003eWhen I strayed with my love to the pure crystal fountain \u003cbr\u003eThat stands in beautiful vale of Tralee. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer \u003cbr\u003eYet, 'twas not her beauty alone that won me Oh no! \u003cbr\u003e'Twas the the truth in her eye ever beaming \u003cbr\u003eThat made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cool shades of evening their mantle were spreading \u003cbr\u003eAnd Mary all smiling was listening to me \u003cbr\u003eThe moon through the valley her pale rays was shedding \u003cbr\u003eWhen I won the heart of the Rose of Tralee. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough lovely and fair as the rose of the summer \u003cbr\u003eYet, 'twas not her beauty alone that won me \u003cbr\u003eOh no! 'Twas the the truth in her eye ever beaming \u003cbr\u003eThat made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franklin Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49726178525412,"sku":"RA-0013961_A","price":200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/the_rose_of_tralee_music_box_figure_1a.jpg?v=1787792002","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/franklin-mint-musical-figurine-the-rose-of-tralee","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}