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Table of Contents 4/4 Marches O’Neill’s War March ............................................................................................................................ 3 The Minstrel Boy .................................................................................................................................. 4 Wearing of the Green ........................................................................................................................... 5 Sean South of Garryowen.................................................................................................................... 6 Twenty Men from Dublin Town........................................................................................................ 7 Boys from the County Cork ................................................................................................................ 8 Wrap the Green Flag Around Me ...................................................................................................... 9 Kelly the Boy from Killaine .............................................................................................................. 10 Let Erin Remember ............................................................................................................................ 11 Leaving Liverpool ............................................................................................................................... 12 The Mermaid ....................................................................................................................................... 13 The Boys of Wexford ......................................................................................................................... 14 God Save Ireland ................................................................................................................................ 15 Whiskey in the Jar ............................................................................................................................... 16 Star of the County Down .................................................................................................................. 17 A Nation Once Again ........................................................................................................................ 18 The Mountains of Pomeroy .............................................................................................................. 19 Military Set ........................................................................................................................................... 20 6/8 Marches Garryowen............................................................................................................................................ 22 Back to Donegal .................................................................................................................................. 23 Brian Boru’s March ............................................................................................................................. 24 The Men of the West ......................................................................................................................... 25 Killaloe .................................................................................................................................................. 26 Hyfrydol................................................................................................................................................ 27 Airs Down by the Glenside ....................................................................................................................... 28 Those Endearing Young Charms ..................................................................................................... 29 Highland Cathedral ............................................................................................................................. 30 Skye Boat Song .................................................................................................................................... 31 The Parting Glass ................................................................................................................................ 32 Polkas Kerry Polka .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Oh the Britches Full O’ Stitches ...................................................................................................... 33 Sweeney’s .............................................................................................................................................. 34 Songs The Wild Rover ................................................................................................................................... 35 The Gael ............................................................................................................................................... 36 Reels Itchy Fingers ........................................................................................................................................ 37 Wexford Hornpipe ............................................................................................................................. 38

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O’Neill’s War March War march (or fight song) of clan U’Neill. One of the dominant military and political clans in dark-age and medieval Ireland.

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The Minstrel Boy homas Moore (1779-1852) wrote The Minstrel Boy as a poem and set it to the melody of The Moreen, and old Irish aire. It is believed by many that Moore composed the song as a memorial to several of his

friends from his time as a student at Trinity College who participated in the 1798 rebellion of the United Irishmen. One died in prison, another was wounded, and a third captured and hung. The song originally consisted of two verses. Due to its popularity, the song was a favorite of the many Irishmen who fought during the U.S. Civil War, primarily on the Union side.

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“The Minstrel Boy” was popular among Irish immigrants who fought in the US Civil War.

The Min – strel boy - to the war is gone in the ranks of dea-th you will find him. His fa - ther’s sword he hath gird – ed on and his wild harp slu - - ng be - hind him.

“Land of song!” cried the war - rior bard. Tho’ all the word be - tray - - s thee! One

Sword at lea—st th - y right shall guard one - faith – ful har- - p shall praise thee!

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Wearing of the Green et to the same melody as other well-known Irish Ballads such as Rising of the Moon and The Orange and the Green, the lyrics present the story of a narrator who has fled Ireland after the

1798 rebellion, and is sharing the news of persecution of those who wear green. Until the late 18th century, the National color of Ireland was blue (as still seen on the Irish Harp quadrant of the British Royal coat of arms). United Irish leaders adopted green as the color-symbol of their revolution, and supporters would wear green garments, shamrocks, or green cockades to show their support. After the rebellion collapsed, the British government cracked down on supporters who continued to wear the green.

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Leader Theobald Wolfe Tone (center w. hat) and the Society of the United Irishmen, 1798

O - Paddy dear, and did you hear the news that's go-ing round The- Sham-rock is for-bid by laws to grow on Ir-ish ground! No more St. Pat-rick's day we'll keep his co-lor last be seen; Fo-r there's a bloo-dy law a -gin the Wear-ing of the Green!

Oh! I met with Nap-per Tan-dy, and he took me by the hand, And- he says: How is Poor - I -re - land, and does she stand? She's the

Most dis- tressed Coun - try that e-ver I have seen: For, they’re hang-ing men and wo-men for the Wear-ing of the Green!

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Sean South of Garryowen ean South (Irish: Seán Sabhat; 1928–1957) was a member of an IRA unit led by Sean Garland on a raid against a Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks in Brookborough, County Fermanagh,

Northern Ireland. The raid occurred on New Year’s Day 1957, during which South sustained fatal wounds. He was 29 years old. The melody is from another republican tune called Roddy McCorely. This tune’s popularity led to the misconception that South was from Garryowen, a suburb of Limerick City. In fact, South was from 47 Henry St. in Limerick. He received military training as a lieutenant of the Irish Army Reserve before volunteering as a fighter in the Irish Republican Army.

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Sean South (29, left) was killed along with Fergal O’Hanlon (20, Right) during a raid of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Brookborough, N. Ireland on New Year’s Day 1957.

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Twenty Men from Dublin Town he song describes twenty men from Dublin who join rebel Michael Dwyer to fight the redcoats and avenge the death of Wolfe Tone after the rebellion of 1798. Michael Dwyer held out as a rebel for about five years before surrendering to the British. The song was written by Arthur Griffith, who was the founder of Sinn Fein, the political

party that eventually led Ireland to (approximate) independence. After the foundation of the Irish Free State, he became the first head of state, dying in that office in no small part because of the pressures of trying to head a state suffering a civil war.

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Boys from the County Cork his recent folk song describes the key players and units of the Irish War for Independence (1919-1921), especially the 3rd Cork Brigade of the Irish Republican Army. This unit, which

operated in Co. Cork, was led by Tom Barry and defeated units of the British Auxiliary Force and the British Black and Tans at major engagements including the Kilmichael Ambush, where the “Boys from the County Cork” killed 18 members of the British Auxiliary Division, and the Crossbarry Ambush where the 3rd Cork Brigade escaped encirclement by 1,200 British forces.

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Members of the 3rd West Cork Brigade, IRA. 1919

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Wrap the Green Flag Around Me he Irish harp first appeared on a green flag in 1642 when Eoghan Rua O’Neill, leading the armies of Ulster, was waging a rebellion against English rule. The Society of

United Irishmen proclaimed the harp as Ireland’s national symbol through its use in the Rebellion of 1798. With the passage of time, the green flag and golden harp became the symbol of the Irish nation. Throughout the 1800s, the green harp flag was the main flag used by Irish nationalists. After the Easter Rising in 1916, the Irish tricolor became the main nationalist/republican flag when it was hoisted during the Rising in Dublin.

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The green harp flag was used as the flag for Irish Nationalist movements since the 17th century. It was replaced by the modern tricolor after that flag was hoisted during the Easter Rising, 1916.

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Kelly the Boy from Killaine ohn Kelly (died c. 22 June 1798) was a United Irish leader who fought in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. He was one of the leaders of the rebel victory at the Battle of Three Rocks which

led to the capture of Wexford town, but he was later wounded seriously while leading a rebel column at the Battle of New Ross. During the rising, Kelly was under orders from the Wexford commander Bagenal Harvey to attack the British outposts around New Ross, but not to attack the town itself.

The rebels outnumbered the British forces, so Harvey sent a messenger to give them an opportunity to surrender. The messenger was shot while carrying a white flag, which angered the rebels who began the attack without orders. Kelly’s column of 800 men attacked and broke through New Ross’ “Three Bullet Gate” and proceeded into the town itself. After initial success, they were eventually beaten back by British troops, and Kelly was wounded in the leg. He was moved to Wexford to recuperate, but was drug from his bed and hanged by British soldiers who decapitated his corpse and kicked his head through the streets shortly after the fall of Wexford on 21 June, 1798.

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John Kelly was wounded in the Battle of New Ross. Detail from an illustration by George Cruikshank with the caption, “Battle of Rofs.”

What’s the - news? What’s the news oh my bold shel-ma - lier with your long bar-reled gun- from the sea? Say what wind from the south brings a mess-en-ger here with a hymn of a da-wn for the free?

Good-ly news good-ly news do I bring, youth of forth, good-ly news shall you hear bar-gy men! For h

Boys march at dawn from the south to the north, led by Kel - ly, the boy from Kill - Laine!

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Let Erin Remember Tune with lyrics based on a poem by Thomas Moore(1779-1852).

LET Erin remember the days of old, Ere her faithless sons betrayed her; When Malachi wore the collar of gold, Which he won from her proud invader; When her kings, with standard of green unfurled, Led the Red-Branch Knights to danger;— Ere the emerald gem of the western world Was set in the crown of a stranger. On Lough Neagh’s bank as the fisherman strays, When the clear, cold eve’s declining, He sees the round towers of other days, In the wave beneath him shining! Thus shall memory often, in dreams sublime, Catch a glimpse of the days that are over; Thus, sighing, look through the waves of time For the long-faded glories they cover!

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Leaving Liverpool

eaving Liverpool is a folksong classified as a lyric lament, and it was also used as a sea shanty, especially at the capstan. It is very well known in Britain, Ireland, and America. The song was collected by William Main

Doerflinger, an American folksong collector particularly associated with sea songs, in New York from the American sailor Richard Maitland.

The song's narrator laments his long sailing trip to California and the thought of leaving his loved ones (especially his "own true love"). He pledges to return to her one day. Maitland said he learned "The Leaving of Liverpool" from a Liverpudlian on board the General Knox around 1885. His version has the narrator leave Liverpool to be a professional sailor aboard a historical clipper ship, the David Crockett, under a real-life captain, Captain Burgess. This would date his version to between 1863, when John A. Burgess first sailed the David Crockett out of Liverpool, and 1874, when Burgess died at sea.

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(Verse 2) I have sailed a yan - kee - sail - ing ship Da-vy Croc - kett is - her - name, and

Bur –gess is the captain of her, and they say she is a float - ing shame.

(Chorus) So fare thee well, my own true love, and when I re - turn, u - nit-ed we will be, It’s not the

leaving of Liv – er pool that grieves me, But my darl - ing, when I think of thee.

The Davy Crockett, captained by John Burgess is the subject of the song.

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The Mermaid he ballad describes a ship that left port, its misadventure and eventual sinking. The moral of the song is that mermaids are a sign of an impending shipwreck. It is sung from the point of view of a member of the ship's crew, although the ship sinks without any

survivors. Often the ship is said to be departing on a Friday morning, but there are other versions of the lyrics including one that has it leaving on a Saturday night. On the way out to sea, the captain sees a mermaid with a "comb and a glass in her hand.”

Three parallel stanzas most often follow describing how three of the crew members, contemplating impending disaster, would rather be somewhere else than on the ocean floor; for example, the cook would rather be with his pots and pans. In English versions crew members often identify their home port and the people (parents, wives, children) who will mourn for them.

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“The Mermaid” by John William Waterhouse. 1901.

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The Boys of Wexford This Irish ballad commemorates the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and, more specifically, the Wexford Rebellion, which was one of the only actions to see some success during the uprising.

Verse 1. In comes the captain's daughter, the captain of the Yeos,

Saying, "Brave United man, we'll ne'er again be foes. A thousand pounds I'll give you, and fly from home with thee

And dress myself in man's attire, and fight for liberty!"

Chorus We are the boys of Wexford, who fought with heart and hand To burst in twain the galling chain, and free our native land!

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God Save Ireland n September 18, 1867, a group of 20–30 men effected the escape of two Fenian prisoners by ambushing the carriage transporting them to Belle Vue Gaol in Manchester. An attempt to shoot the lock off the carriage

door caused the death of a police guard. Five were tried on 29 October, convicted and sentenced to death. One of the five, Edward O'Meagher Condon, concluded his speech from the dock with the words "God Save Ireland", a motto taken up by supporters in the public gallery. One was acquitted on appeal and Condon was commuted. The other three, Michael Larkin, William Phillip Allen, and Michael O'Brien, were hanged on 23 November 1867 and dubbed the “Manchester Martyrs.” The song was set to the well-known tune of "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" a popular pro-Union song of the American Civil War.

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The ‘Manchester Martyrs’ hanged in 1867, shouted “God Save Ireland” during their trials.

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Whiskey in the Jar hiskey in the Jar" is the tale of a highwayman or footpad who, after robbing a military or government official, is betrayed by a woman; whether she is his wife or sweetheart is not made clear. Various versions of the song take place in Kerry, Kilmoganny, Cork, Sligo Town, and other locales throughout Ireland. It is also sometimes placed

in the American South, in various places among the Ozarks or Appalachians, possibly due to Irish settlement in these places. Names in the song change, and the official can be a Captain or a Colonel, called Farrell or Pepper among other names. The protagonist's wife or lover is sometimes called Molly, Jenny, or Ginny among various other names. The details of the betrayal are also different, being either betraying him to the person he robbed and replacing his ammunition with sand or water, or not, resulting in his killing the person.

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Star of the County Down tar of the County Down" is a ballad set near Banbridge in County Down, in Northern Ireland. The song is sung from the point of view of a young man who chances to meet a charming lady by the name of Rose (or Rosie) McCann, referred to as the "star of the County Down". From a brief encounter the writer's infatuation grows until, by the end of

the ballad, he imagines wedding the girl.

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N-ear Ban - bridge town, in the Coun - ty Down One ev - en - ing last Ju - ly Down a

Bóith - rín green came a sweet cai - lín And she smiled as she passed me by.

She looked so neat in her two bare feet To the sheen of her nut brown hair

Coax - ing elf, I'd to shake my - self To make sure I was stand - ing there.

Chorus: From Ban - try Bay down to Der - ry Quay From Gal - way to Dub - lin town, No

maid I've seen like the fair cai - lín That I met in the Coun - ty Down.

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A Nation Once Again Nation Once Again" is a song, written in the early to mid-1840s by Thomas Osborne Davis (1814–1845). Davis was a founder of Young Ireland, an Irish movement whose aim was the independence of Ireland. Davis believed that "a song

is worth a thousand harangues". He felt that music could have a particularly strong influence on Irish people at that time. "A Nation Once Again" was first published in his nationalist newspaper The Nation on 13 July 1844 and it quickly became a rallying call for the growing Irish nationalist movement at that time. The song's narrator dreams of a time when Ireland will be, as the title suggests, a free land, with "our fetters rent in twain". The lyrics exhort Irishmen to stand up and fight for their land: "And righteous men must make our land a nation once again".

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The Mountains of Pomeroy n this tragic tale, a maid meets her love, the “gallant Reynardine,” an outlaw, on the mountains of Pomeroy. Even though he is an outlaw, he “keeps the flag of freedom safe." In this sense, the figure of Reynardine is more akin to “freedom fighter” outlaws such as Rob Roy or Robin Hood. She is afraid for him because her kinsmen would kill him,

so she leaves "her cruel kin and home" to run away and marry him, but drowns on the way in a storm. The real-life Mountains of Pomeroy are a vast mountain range that runs west of the town of Pomeroy in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The area around the mountain range is scenic, with a variety of moorland, forestry and rural farming.

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Garryowen arryowen is a neighborhood in Limerick, Ireland. The word “Garryowen” is a transliteration of the Irish “Garraí Eoin” - "the garden of John" - and relates to the 12th-century association between St John's Church and the Knights Templar,

whose house in Limerick was dedicated to John the Baptist. The song emerged during the late 18th century, when it was a drinking song of rich young roisterers in Limerick. It obtained immediate popularity in the British Army through the Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoons. The influx of recent Irish immigrants into the US Army made the song popular among notable units like the “fighting” 69th NY regiment and other units of the famous Irish Brigade in the Union Army. Later, the song became famous as the regimental march of the 7th Cavalry Regiment under Gen. George A. Custer. As the story goes, it was the last song played for Custer's men as they left General Terry's column at the Powder River before their defeat at Little Bighorn.

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“Garryowen” is still the regimental slogan of the 7th Cavalry Regiment and its descendent units, as seen in the regimental emblem.

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Back to Donegal Donegal is a county in the Northern Irish province of Ulster. It is one of three counties in Ulster that did not join the other nine in forming Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom.

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Brian Boru’s March rian Boru (c. 941 AD - 23 Apr 1014 AD) – Brian of Béal Bóraimhe, was born near Killaloe in County Clare – was from a Munster (So. Ireland) family formerly of no great distinction. At that time, Ireland was hidebound by tradition, where political power was dominated by a single

great dynasty, the Uí Néill. These descendants of the eponymous and perhaps mythical Niall of the Nine Hostages occupied a vast swathe of Ireland and had held exclusive rights to the almost High Kingship of all Ireland. This meant that, although at any one time upwards of half a dozen provincial rulers were powerful enough to bid for national supremacy, the force of tradition and Uí Néill propaganda combined to deny them the honour.

Brian Boru flouted this convention. For 20 years he led a political and military struggle to undermine the ruling dynasty. And by the year 1002 Brian had succeeded in forcing the Uí Néill high king, Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, to recognize him as his superior. It was a landmark in Irish history. Brian had demonstrated that one did not have to be a descendant of the eponymous Niall to put forward a claim to the high kingship. Brian Boru led the Irish to victory at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, ended the would-be Viking conquest and secured Irish freedom from foreign oppression. He was killed during the battle on Good Friday, 1014.

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The Men of the West en of the West is a song written about western rebels during the 1798 rebellion. After the defeat of forces of the United Irishmen in areas of eastern Ireland such as Wexford, rebels carried on the fight in regions of western Ireland such as Connaught for over a year. These “men of the west” represented the enduring spirit of

Irish freedom in the face of clear defeat.

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Hyfrydol yfrydol is a Welsh hymn tune that appears in a number of Christian hymnals in various arrangements. Composed by Rowland Prichard, the title of the tune means “Cheerful.” Rowland Huw Prichard (14 January 1811 – 25 January 1887) was a Welsh musician. A native of Graienyn, near Bala, he lived most of his life in the area, serving for a time

as a loom tender's assistant in Holywell, where he died.

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Down by the Glenside own by the Glenside (the Bold Fenian Men) is an Irish rebel song written by Peadar Kearney, and Irish Republican and composer of numerous rebel songs, including “The Soldier’s Song,” now the national anthem of Ireland. Kearny

was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, popularly known as the “Fenians.” He wrote the song around the time of the 1916 Easter Rising. IT evokes the memory of the freedom-fighters of previous generations, as recalled by an old woman by the glen side. It is effectively a call to arms for a generation of Irishmen accustomed to political nationalism.

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Down by the glen - side I - saw a young wo - man A’

Pluck - ing young net - tles she n’er saw me com - ‘in. I

List - ened A - while, to the song she was hum - min’ glo - ry

O! Glo - ry O! to the bo - ld Fen - ian men!

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Those Endearing Young Charms elieve Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms" is a popular song written in 1808 by Irish poet Thomas Moore using a traditional Irish air. The tune to which Moore set his words is a traditional Irish air, first printed in a London songbook in 1775. It is thought that after Moore's wife, Elizabeth, was badly scarred by smallpox, she refused to leave

her room, believing herself ugly and unlovable. To convince her his love was unwavering, Moore composed the ‘Endearing’ poem which he set to an old Irish melody and sang outside her bedroom door. He later wrote that this restored her confidence and re-kindled their love.

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Highland Cathedral

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Skye Boat Song

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The Parting Glass

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Kerry Polka Oh the Britches Full O’ Stitches

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The Wild Rover he origin of this song is unknown, but historically, the song has been referred to in Irish folklore and, since the late sixteenth century, it has been noted in written records. The song is a staple for artists performing live music in Irish pubs. It is often considered to be a drinking song. For many people, the Wild Rover is the stereotypical Irish drinking

song.

The song tells the story of a young man who has been away from his hometown for many years. Returning to his former alehouse the landlady refuses him credit, until he presents the gold which he has gained while he has been away. He sings of how his days of roving are over and he intends to return to his home and settle down.

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I’ve been a wild ro - ver for ma - nys a year, and I’ve spent all me

Mo - ny on whis - key and beer.

Now I'm re - turn - ing with gold in great store, and I Ne - ver will

Play the wild ro - ver no more! And it’s

No nay ne - ver! No nay ne - ver no

More will I play the wild ro - ver no

Ne - ver no more!

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