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  2. The Wearing of the Green - Wikipedia

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    "The Wearing of the Green" is an Irish street ballad lamenting the repression of supporters of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It is to an old Irish air, and many versions of the lyric exist, the best-known being by Dion Boucicault. [1] The song proclaims that "they are hanging men and women for the wearing of the green".

  3. The Orange and the Green - Wikipedia

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    Liverpool, home to a great many Irish immigrants, has a large number of Catholics. On the other hand, the Protestant Orange Order is also very strong. The Orange Lodge marches every year in July, with bands of fifes, drums and bagpipes, to celebrate the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II, on 12 July 1690.

  4. Skibbereen (song) - Wikipedia

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    Skibbereen 1847 by Cork artist James Mahony (1810–1879), commissioned by Illustrated London News 1847.. The song traces back from at least 1869, in The Wearing Of The Green Songbook, where it was sung with the melody of the music "The Wearing of the Green", and not with the more melancholic melody we know today. [2]

  5. 10 Surprising Facts About St. Patrick's Day - AOL

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    Green was worn again during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The Irish forces promoted the nationalistic ballad “ The Wearing of the Green, ” which immortalized the color’s connection with Ireland.

  6. Cornish bagpipes - Wikipedia

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    In 1830 an itinerant player of markedly quiet bagpipes, apparently disguised and wearing green spectacles, was noted playing for charity in Truro, Falmouth, Penzance and Bodmin. The report implied that such activity was unusual. The bagpiper's origin is not mentioned. [18]

  7. Queen’s Piper to help close funeral with traditional bagpipe ...

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    Alex Green, PA Acting Deputy Entertainment Editor. September 18, 2022 at 6:45 PM. Queen’s Piper to help close funeral with traditional bagpipe piece.

  8. List of bagpipes - Wikipedia

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    The Macedonian bagpipe can be two-voiced or three-voiced, depending on the number of drone elements. The most common are the two-voiced bagpipes. The three-voiced bagpipes have an additional small drone pipe called slagarche (pronounced slagar'-che) (Macedonian: слагарче).

  9. Colleen Ballinger Was Wearing Green Face Paint While Singing ...

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    UPDATED, July 6, 2:10 p.m. ET: YouTuber and performer Colleen Ballinger, best known as the creator of Miranda Sings, was wearing green makeup in a video from 2009 when she sang Beyoncé’s ...