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As well as a deep-rooted sense of tradition, rebel songs have nonetheless remained contemporary, and since the end of the Irish Civil War in 1923, the focus has moved onto the nationalist cause in Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State, including support for the Anti-Treaty IRA, the Provisional IRA, the INLA, and Sinn Féin. [1]
In Ireland, a rebel song is a folk song whose lyrics extol the deeds of actual or fictional participants in any of the various armed rebellions against English, and later British, rule in Ireland. Songs about older rebellions were long popular with most Irish nationalists ; more recent songs are associated with supporters of physical force ...
Songs relating to the Irish Rebellion of 1798 (though not necessarily contemporary): "Bagenal Harvey's Farewell (Bagenal Harvey's Lament)" – song about rebel leader Bagenal Harvey [13] "Ballyshannon Lane" – about a battle between rebels and Hessians in 1798 in Wexford, written by Michael O'Brien, about 1896 [14]
This upbeat song by Irish band, The Corrs, landed on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 and remains a popular radio staple with its infectious beat and ear-worm lyrics. ... clinking cups and singing ...
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.
Pages in category "Irish songs" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. ... Dying Rebel; F. The Ferryman (song) The Fields of Athenry;
This category is for ballads or songs historically and/or thematically related to the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Pages in category "Ballads of the Irish Rebellion of 1798" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
A list of songs about revolutions. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. ... Irish rebel songs (14 P) R. Songs about ...