The following evening, Daniel O’ Connell held a meeting in Denny Street and William was the leader of one of the repealer groups. One evening, he took her to the same place and sang to her the first two verses of “The Rose of Tralee”. She declined because she was afraid that such a marriage would end in disaster even though she loved him. One night by the pure crystal fountain, he took her in his arms and asked her to marry him. But his family disapproved, after all she was a Catholic peasant and he a wealthy Protestant. He spent many evenings in her parents’ house where he was well liked.
He used every opportunity to meet her and eventually, they became a couple. When he arrived home, his sister Maria took him to see her children in the nursery where he got his first glimpse of Mary O’ Connor and was completely smitten by her look. In spite of his protestations of love, he soon returned home. William occupied himself with pastimes that wealthy young gentlemen pursued, one being a trip to the horse fair at Ballinasloe. However, Maria Mulchinock chose her as her kitchen maid.
At seventeen, she was employed as a kitchen maid to the Mulchinocks. Mary was a dark haired beauty with very alluring eyes, but beautiful or not, she would only obtain a position as a maid or helper. One of their sons was William Pembroke, a dreamer and a poet. Her father was a brogue (shoe) maker Her mother worked as a dairymaid at Cloghers House owned by the Mulchinocks, a wealthy merchant family. The Story of The Rose of TraleeMary O’ Connor, born in 1820 (approx.), was the original “Rose of Tralee” Her parents’ house was in Brogue Lane in the Rock. (or E.) 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. The festival takes its inspiration from a nineteenth century ballad of the same name about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called The Rose of Tralee. The Rose of Tralee festival is an international competition which is celebrated among Irish communities all over the world.
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