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"O'Donnell Abú" (Irish: Ó Domhnaill Abú) is a traditional Irish song.Its lyrics were written by a Fenian Michael Joseph McCann [1] in 1843. It refers to the Gaelic lord Red Hugh O'Donnell who ruled Tyrconnell in the late sixteenth century, first with the approval of the Crown authorities in Dublin and later in rebellion against them during Tyrone's Rebellion. [2]
A modern-traditional version of this song was released in 1997 by the Irish-American band Solas on their sophomore album Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers (Shanachie Records). The lyrics are sung by vocalist Karan Casey, with Seamus Egan on low whistle, John Doyle on guitar, Winifred Horan on fiddle, and John Williams on button accordion.
"A Nation Once Again" is a song written in the early to mid-1840s by Thomas Osborne Davis (1814–1845). Davis was a founder of Young Ireland, an Irish movement whose aim was for Ireland to gain independence from Britain. Davis believed that songs could have a strong emotional impact on people. He wrote that "a song is worth a thousand harangues".
Puirt à beul (pronounced [pʰurˠʃtʲ a ˈpial̪ˠ], literally "tunes from a mouth") is a traditional form of song native to Scotland (known as portaireacht in Ireland) that sets Gaelic lyrics to instrumental tune melodies. Historically, they were used to accompany dancing in the absence of instruments and to transmit instrumental tunes orally.
The song tends to be most popular among children learning to speak, and is taught to people studying Irish Gaelic. [1] The song's author is unclear, but the song traces its roots to the troubadour and trouvère styles, which are generally believed to have started in 12th century France. [2] [3]
"Éamonn an Chnoic" ("Ned of the Hill") is a popular Sean nos song in traditional Irish music.It is a slow, mournful ballad with a somber theme and no chorus.. The song is attributed to Éamonn Ó Riain (Edmund O'Ryan [1]) (d. c. 1724), an early 18th-century County Tipperary folk hero, composer of Irish bardic poetry, and rapparee; an outlawed Jacobite from the Gaelic nobility of Ireland who ...
The song "Hip Hurray" on the Fiddler's Green's 1995 album King Shepherd retains some of the lyrics while using a different melody and additional lyrics to create a reflection on the original song. Marc Gunn and Jamie Haeuser recorded it on their album How America Saved Irish Music (2014).
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.