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Trasna na dTonnta" (Irish pronunciation: [ˈt̪ˠɾˠasˠn̪ˠə n̪ˠə ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠt̪ˠə]; "Across the Waves") is a traditional Irish song often taught to primary school children. It has the same tune as the 20th century Scottish song "Westering Home". [1]
Also mentioned in the song are the towns of Athlone and Glassan, The Three Jolly Pigeons (a pub on the Athlone–Ballymahon road) and the River Shannon. [4] The song is from the point of view of a member of the Irish diaspora, working in construction in a foreign land and longing to return home. [5] The Three Jolly Pigeons pub, located on the ...
The lyrics were first published in Hughes' Irish Country Songs, published by Boosey & Hawkes in 1909. [4] A common version goes as follows: [citation needed] My young love said to me, "My mother won’t mind". "And my father won’t slight you, for your lack of kind."
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
"The Minstrel Boy" is an Irish song written by Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779–1852) and published as part of his Irish Melodies. [2] Moore himself came to be nicknamed "The Minstrel Boy", [3] and indeed it is the title of Leonard Strong's 1937 biography of Moore. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 13867. [4]
"Limerick Rake" is a traditional Irish song whose composer is disputed. The lyrics are set to the tune of an earlier song titled "Agus fagaimid siúd mar atá sé". [1] The lyrics likely date to the late 18th century, as attested by the use of the place-name "Castletown Conyers" (which was still seen referred to by its former name "Castletown McEnyry" as late as 1763 [2]) and the mention of ...
A group of Black and Tans and Auxiliaries outside the London and North Western Hotel in Dublin following an IRA attack, April 1921 "Come Out, Ye Black and Tans" is an Irish rebel song, written by Dominic Behan, which criticises and satirises pro-British Irishmen and the actions of the British army in its colonial wars.
The definitive version of Mary Mack is, perhaps, the live version on the 1977 double album "Makem & Clancy Concert," performed live at National Stadium Dublin by the late great Irish troubadours, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy. "Mary Mac" has long been a fixture of Richmond, Virginia band Carbon Leaf's live sets.