'Belittling the Irish' is a sin which I've been known to commit, myself, fergive me Fadduh. (Going on the 'Cat is not necessarily the most faithful avoidance of the Near Occasion...)

Anyway, just to Creep the Thread further - I claim there breathes no bigger, nor more shameless, Clancyite than me. But, the song*writer* among the original Lads (*my* Fab 4 from the '60's, maaan)-- and a pretty prolific one at that -- is indeed Tommy Makem. IMHO, he's penned some really good ones, including yes, Four Green Fields; some stinkers; and a lot, the majority, in between. Outlawed Raparee, I dunno. But, they *performed* it damn well by God. / Tom & Paddy (RIP) & Liam were not particularly writers. More Arrangers & Adapters I guess. Bobby (RIP) I'm not so familiar with. Makem's 3 sons, now The Makem Brothers, do write much of their own material I think. (Liam's son Donal is also a musician.)

Now, Bobby's daughter Aiofe, formerly of Cherish the Ladies -- I've seen her once in concert. Good voice & stage presence & band. I don't know whether she writes songs, & I don't care. / *Alright* already, so I don't care whether she SINGS songs. I'll go just to look at her. Oy!