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Thread #53231   Message #817938
Posted By: Big Tim
04-Nov-02 - 03:00 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Lay Him Away on the Hillside
Subject: Origins: Lay Him Away on the Hillside
I suspect this song is about the execution of Irishman James Daly in India in 1920 for leading a "mutiny" in the British Army, in protest against Black and Tan activity in Ireland. Can anybody confirm or deny? And any more info on the song and the historical facts?