Religious prejudice and the Orange Lodge/ Knights of St Columba type of sectarian organisations are not confined to Ireland north and south, they also exist in Canada, and I would presume that Stan Rogers's song was based on things from his end of the spectrum. Myself as a Glaswegian, and brought up as a protestant in that area, now have no time at all for this idiotic type of blind prejudice. When I was a child it was not uncommon to be accosted by strangers and asked,"What team do you support Rangers or Celtic", and it didn't seem to matter what you answered, you still got a kicking. So I now hate football and religious intolerance with a passion. Regarding the surprise expressed regarding the tolerance of the English, with regard to Irish rebel songs, I find them for the most part totally unaware of the colonial oppression carried out by their forefathers over the last 500 years in Ireland. I don't think we have the time or the space to go into the other countries that they also did it to. Sorry if I've got onto my high horse on this one, but I've cried many bitter tears over Ireland. Jock