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Raglan Road street sign-showing Dublin 4 post code "On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. [1] In the poem, the speaker recalls, while walking on a "quiet street," a love affair that he had with a much younger woman.
Patrick Kavanagh (21 October 1904 – 30 November 1967) was an Irish poet and novelist. His best-known works include the novel Tarry Flynn, and the poems "On Raglan Road" and "The Great Hunger". [1]
Raglan Road can refer to: "On Raglan Road," an Irish song based on a poem by Patrick Kavanagh; Raglan Road (street), a street in Dublin that gave the poem its name
Raglan Road (Irish: Bóthar Raglan) [1] is a road running between Pembroke Road and Clyde Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland. It is the setting of Patrick ...
It has become well known as the melody to which Patrick Kavanagh's "On Raglan Road" is sung. [3] It is often played as a march and is one of the first tunes that a student of Irish music will learn. O'Connellan's "Fáinne Geal an Lae" is often confused with the later pentatonic melody to which the words "The Dawning of the Day" is set.
Luke Kelly (17 November 1940 – 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor from Dublin, Ireland.Born into a working-class household in Dublin city, Kelly moved to England in his late teens and by his early 20s had become involved in the folk music revival there.
The Humour Is on Me Now is an album by Ronnie Drew, released in 1999.. This album was produced by Mike Hanrahan in 1999 and features a number of traditional musicians, including John Sheahan.
On Raglan Road: Tom O'Brien Irish-American Theater Company Cincinnati, OH A Little Like Paradise: Niall Williams: Holding Court Theatre Dublin, Ireland Happy Birthday Dear Alice: Bernard Farrell: Tara Players Winnipeg, MB Dublin Carol: Conor McPherson: Liffey Players Calgary, AB Shining City: Conor McPherson: Milwaukee Irish Arts Milwaukee, WI