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Thread #121803 Message #2665861
Posted By: Fiolar
27-Jun-09 - 08:44 AM
Thread Name: Irish Rebel Songs as Social Document?
Subject: RE: Irish Rebel Songs as Social Document?
Crow Sister. Just to mention that there were some beautiful songs written years and years before the 20th century which dealt with various aspects of Irish history and the various rebellions. For example, just to mention a few:
"The Wind that Shakes the Barley" (1798 rebellion); "The Bold Fenian Men" (the 1860s); "The Blacksmith of Limerick" (1690); "Skibereen" (possibly the 1840s)