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Thread #92482   Message #1767753
Posted By: GUEST,asdfjk
23-Jun-06 - 07:33 PM
Thread Name: Irish Republican ballads - need advice
Subject: Irish Republican ballards - need advice
hi

I'm looking for an Irish republican ballard - something quite gentle which perhaps also mentions the family (mothers sending sons of to war, fathers killed in battle) in the context of uprisings and rebellions but also in the general context of oppression. Can anyone suggest something suitable?

So far I've been looking at Fields of Athenrye, The Lonely Woods of Upton but I wonder if there are any here who could help me expand my knowledge. All tips and hints gratefully received.

thanks

asdfjk