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"A Nation Once Again" was first published in The Nation on 13 July 1844 and quickly became a rallying call for the growing Irish nationalist movement at that time. The song is a prime example of the "Irish rebel music" subgenre. The song's narrator dreams of a time when Ireland will be, as the title suggests, a free land, with "our fetters rent ...
Star of the County Down" (Roud 4801) is an Irish ballad set near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The words are by Cathal MacGarvey (1866–1927) from Ramelton, County Donegal. [1] MacGarvey's song was first collected in Herbert Hughes Irish Country Songs.
The verse about police officers is very commonly omitted, even by nationalist bands such as the Irish Brigade and the Wolfe Tones, although Harvey Andrews and Declan Hunt included it unaltered. "They are lackeys for war never guardians of peace" is a reference to the Garda Síochána, the Irish police force, whose name means 'guardians of peace'.
These songs can be grouped as: aislings, broken token songs, night visiting songs, modern songs, etc. "The Agricultural Irish Girl" – words and music by J F Mitchell, 1885, probably composed in America. Recorded by Val Doonican, among many others. [15]
Publication of the songbook, with the chosen songs, has been repeatedly delayed but is expected for September 2024. [18] The brothers Frank and Seán O'Meara, who wrote the song, are from Mullingar, County Westmeath. In 2024 they were given the Gradam Na hÉigse award for their "long-time commitment to Irish culture and heritage". [19]
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I Know My Love" is a traditional Irish folk song, which was first collected by Herbert Hughes and published by Boosey & Hawkes in 1909, in Volume 1 of "Irish Country Songs" - although the song is likely to be considerably older than that. [1] The book can be viewed or downloaded as a PDF here.
The phrase "bainne na mbó ar na gamhna" in the chorus is Irish, and means "Cows' milk for the calves". Because most of the people who sing this song don't know a single word of Irish, and they usually learn it by hearing it (as is normal in the oral tradition) rather than seeing it in writing, the first line of the chorus exists in many ...