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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.
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.
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
"On Raglan Road" – Patrick Kavanagh poem to the 19th-century melody "The Dawning of the Day" [1] "The Old Plaid Shawl" – written by Francis Arthur Fahy, recorded by Willie Brady among others. [71] "The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill" – written by Thomas P. Keenan from Castletownroche, recorded by Foster and Allen, among others [70]
The singer commented on the lyrics of the song: "It talks about a soul, a female soul who does not want to be a girlfriend or a wife, but wants to be single, really, but who is very much in love with the spirit of men and wants to conduct a relationship with the spirit of men.
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.
"The Dawning of the Day" has similarities with (but is not the same as) the melody used by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh for his poem On Raglan Road. [3] According to Arthur O'Neill (1734-1818): "Thomas Conlan (Connellan) the great harper was born before my time. I heard he played very well.
High Germany , is a traditional folk song, once known throughout England, Ireland and Scotland, with a history spanning hundreds of years. There are three songs known as High Germany . This page focuses on the best known one, the others being The Two Lovers or True Lovers (Roud 1445) and The Wars of Germany (Roud 5608).