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Thread #169613   Message #4223321
Posted By: GeoffLawes
27-May-25 - 06:31 PM
Thread Name: Any May songs?
Subject: RE: Any May songs?
27 May until 21 June 1798 The Wexford Rebellion in which The Society of United Irishmen rebelled against British rule in Ireland.
Wexford Rebellion, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wexford_Rebellion#:~:text=The%20Wexford%20Rebellion%20refers%20to,a%20series%20of%20military%20vic.


SONGS ABOUT THE WEXFORD UPRISING OF 1798    

BOOLAVOGUE  -Many recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=boolavogue+song
Boolavogue (song), article from Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolavogue_(song)

THE BOYS OF WEXFORD   Many recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+boys+of+wexford+song
The Boys of Wexford, article rom Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_of_Wexford

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY  Many recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Wind+That+Shakes+The+Barley+song
The Wind That Shakes the Barley, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_That_Shakes_the_Barley

THE CROPPY BOY  Many recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+croppy+boy+song
The Croppy Boy, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Croppy_Boy

CROPPIES LIE DOWN   Many recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Croppies+Lie+Down+song
Croppies Lie Down, article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croppies_Lie_Down
CROPPIES WHO WILL NOT LIE DOWN   Various recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edJkChiV1bQ

Wexford ballads 1798 / Thomas Power [ed.] , book of information listing songs from Irish Traditional Music Archive     https://itmacatalogues.ie/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/91305