G'day Leadfingers,

Of course, Rising of the Moon is a variant of Wearing of the Green ... written for Dion Boucicault musical play Arragh Na Pogue (... ? ~ 1848)... to a Scottish tune.

Roddy McCorley is about 1927 (loosely based on a late 19th century poem) ... and refers to a bloke hanged for banditry about 2 - 3 years after 1798 ... although he was involved in the '98.

Look up the Mabinogion for a really old Welsh view of how the English conquered the Celtic Fringe!

Regards,

Bob Bolton