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Grace Gifford, subject of the song, outside Kilmainham Jail on 2 May 1916, before her marriage on 3 May and her husband's death on 4 May "Grace" is an Irish song written in 1985 by Frank O'Meara (melody) and Seán O'Meara (lyrics).
Hugh Kenner found "Grace" "as subversive a story as any Dubliners contains: the story against which Irish Catholic opinion should have expended its animus". [2] According to Stanislaus Joyce, the three parts of the story recall the tripartite structure of Dante's Divine Comedy ("inferno-purgatorio-paradiso"). [3]
The Dubliners also gained popularity amongst famous musicians such as Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason, who were all self-proclaimed Dubliners fans. [21] In the 1960s, The Dubliners sang rebel songs such as "The Old Alarm Clock", "The Foggy Dew" and "Off to Dublin in the Green
Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. [1] It presents a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.
Live from the Gaiety is a live album by The Dubliners. It was recorded during the Irish leg of their tour celebrating forty years on the road. The double album was recorded at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in June 2002. All surviving members took part. A companion double DVD of the concert in its entirety was also released.
James McCann (26 October 1944 – 5 March 2015) was an Irish entertainer and folk musician.Although a solo artist for most of his career, McCann was a member of the folk group The Dubliners from 1974 until 1979, then later appearing with them in their 2002 reunion and their 50th anniversary tour in 2012.
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew - by U2, the Dubliners and others; #1 in March 2008 [31] "Bully's Acre" - a reference to the Bully's Acre, by Kíla, on their Rogha album (2009). "True Blue" - written in 2011 by John Healy, Toddy Griffin and Pat Good, performed by Damien Dempsey and many others for charity. "Paint the Town Green"-The Script 2014
The discography of The Dubliners, an Irish folk band with record sales in excess of 30 million. Their discography consists of nineteen studio albums , twenty-four compilation albums , twenty-three singles and a number of other appearances.