MUSICIANS from Ireland’s county CLARE
Sharon Shannon: Accordionist, fiddler, traditional musician from Ruan, County Clare. Born June 8, 1968. Known for her innovative approach to…
MUSICIANS from Ireland’s county CORK
Rory Gallagher: Blues and rock guitarist, singer, songwriter from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, but raised in Cork City, County Cork from…
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The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county KERRY
The Rose of Tralee: Lyrics traditionally attributed to William Pembroke Mulchinock (c. mid-19th century), inspired…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county KILDARE
The Curragh of Kildare: Traditional folk song, with the best-known version adapted by Robert Burns…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county KILKENNY
The Rose of Mooncoin: Written by Watt Murphy (a 19th-century schoolteacher and poet) as a…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county LAOIS
Lovely Laois: Written by Christy Cullen in the mid-1990s to fill the gap of no…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county LEITRIM
Lovely Leitrim: Written by Philip Fitzpatrick (an NYPD patrolman and Leitrim emigrant) in the early…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county LIMERICK
Limerick You’re a Lady: Written and recorded by Denis Allen in 1979 for the Limerick…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county LONGFORD
County Longford a modern county song popularised by Reg Keating. It replaced Abbeyshrule, referring to…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county MAYO
The Green and Red of Mayo, a 1992 song by The Saw Doctors has taken…