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The song (also sometimes known as Down the Glen) has been performed and recorded by many Irish traditional groups, including The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Dubliners, The Chieftains, Shane MacGowan and The Wolfe Tones among others. The verse that begins "Oh the night fell black and the rifles' crack" is almost always omitted in ...
The song is also sung in the first episode of the BBC series Days of Hope, written by Jim Allen and directed by Ken Loach. An Irish barmaid is forced to sing after being sexually harassed by British soldiers and impresses them with her song. A version of the song (Down by the Glenside) appears on Brigid Mae Power's 2023 album Dream from the ...
The Glen of Aherlow (also known as Patrick Sheehan) is a traditional Irish song which originated as a ballad written by Irish republican Charles Joseph Kickham (1828–1882). It was first printed in The Kilkenny Journal , Kilkenny , on 7 October 1857, the writer using the pseudonym “Darby Ryan, Junior.” [ 1 ]
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.
Irish home: Limerick The band's run: 1989-2003, 2009-2019 What you'll hear: Opening on slightly distorted acoustic guitar, this track from 1999's "Bury the Hatchet" does what the best Cranberries ...
"The Tumble Down Shack in Athlone" – one of several "Irish" songs written by Monte Carlo and recorded by John McCormack [96] "Lock Hospital" (also known as "St. James Hospital" and "The Unfortunate Rake"), Irish version of a song also found in Britain and the USA (where it developed into "The Dying Cowboy" and "St. James Infirmary)" [97]
The song revolved around Donal, a soldier fighting under Patrick Sarsfield. Jackets Green is an Irish ballad by Michael Scanlan (1833–1917) concerning an Irish woman and her beloved, an Irish soldier fighting in the Jacobite army of Patrick Sarsfield [ 1 ] during the Williamite War of the late 17th century. [ 2 ]
This is a list of songs about County Tipperary, Ireland. “Any Tipperary town” -written by Pat Ely, recorded by many artists including Daniel O'Donnell. “Brennan on the Moor” - 19th Century ballad. "Cill Chais" - a lament related to the family at Kilcash Castle. [1] "The Bansha Peeler" [1]