Songs to Dance, Laugh, Cry and Sing Along To
On Raglan Road ( originally published as 'Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away' ) was a poem written by Patrick Kavanagh in 1946 about his unrequited love for Hilda Moriarty. The poem was made famous in song by Luke Kelly of the Dubliners who merged the poem to the traditional tune 'Fainne Gael an Lae' (The
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Viva La Quinta Brigada is a song written by Christy Moore. Inspired by the book "The Connolly Column" by Mick O'Riordan, Viva La Quinta Brigade tells the story of the Irishmen who went to Spain with the International Brigades to fight against Franco and the fascists. On the outbreak of the Spanish
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