The_Earl_of_Aboyne_(song)
The Earl of Aboyne (song)
Song
The Earl of Aboyne, also known as "Peggy Irvine", is a folk song about an Earl of Aboyne who commits adultery – much to the dismay of his wife, the titular Peggy Irvine. The song is not based on any historic events, and consists of rather "confusing" events.
"[T]hough the first Earl of Aboyne was married to an Irvine," says American folklorist Kenneth S. Goldstein, "this ballad is not based on an actual occurrence."
The song has a Roud index number of 99.[1][2] Additionally, it is Child ballad No. 235.