The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county LIMERICK
Limerick You’re a Lady: Written and recorded by Denis Allen in 1979 for the Limerick Lady Festival. A romantic personification…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county LONGFORD
County Longford a modern county song popularised by Reg Keating. It replaced Abbeyshrule, referring to a local ballad evoking childhood…
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The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county TIPPERARY
Slievenamon: Written by Charles J. Kickham (a Young Irelander revolutionary and poet) in the mid-19th…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county TYRONE
O’Neill’s March: Traditional clan march (anonymous, origins likely 17th–18th century). Associated with the O’Neill chieftains…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county WATERFORD
Bhí sé Lá Pórt Láirge: Traditional Irish-language song. A light-hearted or narrative ballad referencing a…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county WESTMEATH
Westmeath: Lough Ree oh Lough Ree (also known as Where the Three Counties Meet): Written…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county WEXFORD
Dancing at the Crossroads (formerly Boolavogue): Written by Paul Bell and Brendan Wade (of The…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county WICKLOW
Among the Wicklow Hills by Pierce Turner. It replaced the more traditional “The Meeting of…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county ARMAGH
The Boys From the County Armagh was written by T.P. Keenan in the early 20th…
The ANTHEM of Ireland’s county CARLOW
Follow Me Up to Carlow: Lyrics by Patrick Joseph McCall (1861–1919), published in 1899, set…