I am from Northern Ireland but have lived in the Republic for 15years now. I have no sympathy for anyone who wishes to dominate others in society. However, I have probably seen and read closely almost every orange song that has been printed since 1796 (and before, if you look at English Anti-Catholic songs in, say, the Pepys collection). The ould orange flute is a collection of exaggerated anti-catholic expressions and, given its probable first printing by a company that had been prosecuted for publishing 'seditious', that is nationalistic, songs, I am strongly of the opinion that it is satire. If anyone has evidence or well-founded opinion to counter this, I'll happily consider it.