Patrick Galvin's "Irish Songs of Resistance" gives John Keegan Casey as author of "Rising of the Moon"

It certainly was the 1798 Rebellion of the "Society of United Irishmen", in which Wolfe Tone (mentioned above) was involved. Interestingly, he was a Dublin Protestant, who was asked by the Catholic Committee to represent them with the "United Men".

Now for a quiery about an Irish group.... the...

"Wolfe Tones"

I have one record of theirs..

"Rifles of the IRA"

Released in New Zealand - ca 1976 by Hoghton Hughes Enterprises - under licence to Dolphin Records (Ireland) - can anyone help with further info on the group - they were damned good by the sound of that record.

Cheers - Sam