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Reilly released his version of "The Fields of Athenry" as a single in 1983; it was the most successful version of this song, remaining in the Irish charts for 72 weeks. [2] He achieved number 1 in Ireland with the Liam Reilly (no relation) written song "Flight of Earls" in 1988. [3]
At Play in the Fields of the Lord is a 1991 epic adventure drama film directed by Héctor Babenco, adapted from the 1965 novel of the same name by American author Peter Matthiessen. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jean-Claude Carrière, and stars Tom Berenger , John Lithgow , Daryl Hannah , Aidan Quinn , Tom Waits and Kathy Bates .
"The Fields of Athenry" is a song written in 1979 by Pete St. John in the style of an Irish folk ballad. Set during the Great Famine of the 1840s, the lyrics feature a fictional man from near Athenry in County Galway , who stole food for his starving family and has been sentenced to transportation to the Australian penal colony at Botany Bay .
He wrote "The Fields of Athenry" in 1979, and it has been recorded by several artists, charting in the Irish Singles Chart on a number of occasions. [6] A recording by Paddy Reilly , which was released in 1982, remained in the Irish charts for 72 weeks.
O'Reilly co-starred in the 2013 film Jobs, alongside Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, about the life of technology pioneer Steve Jobs. [5] In 2016, she appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company off-Broadway production of The Robber Bridegroom. [6] A cast recording featuring O'Reilly in her role as Rosamund was released on September 9, 2016. [7]
In conversation with PEOPLE, Reilly, 47, who plays Beth Dutton on the hit western drama series, says that the show's cast had the specific intent to "lay it all out there" for Yellowstone's final ...
Sally Field is in talks to star in “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” a film adaptation of the novel by Shelby Van Pelt. Netflix has acquired the project, which is in early stages of development.
The Barleycorn released "The Fields of Athenry" in 1982, reaching no. 7 in Ireland. [6] Barleycorn became firm favourites when they were the resident bands at a pub on the Expo88 grounds in Brisbane, Australia. They were so popular the pub operator brought them back for the last weeks of Expo. [7]