This is a list of songs about
County Louth
County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the ...
, Ireland.
* "Dear Dundalk" - Written and recorded by Dundalk-born musician Des Wilson (1943–1990).
* "The Town of Dundalk" - Written by George Elliot and Michael Byron, recorded by Michael Bracken.
* "The Wee County" - Written and recorded by Annie Mc.
* "The Blackbird of Slane" - Song by T. Smith about the WW1 poet
Francis Ledwidge
Francis Edward Ledwidge (19 August 188731 July 1917) was a 20th-century Irish poet. From Slane, County Meath, and sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was later also known as a First World War war poet. He befriended the establish ...
, recorded by Seán Donnelly.
* "Football Final 1957" - By Nicholas Craven. Collected by Pat Hillen and Tom Kindlon from the singing of Jemmy Dowdall. Air: "The Mountains of Mourne"
* "Grand Old County Louth" - Written by John Nestor and Bobby O'Driscoll.
* "Victorious Roche" - Victory of Roche Emmets, 3 January 1954. Written by Jack Sands. Air: "The Soirée on Skull Hill"
* "Wren Boys Song" - A local song.
[Jones, Bryan,J., "Wren Boys.", Folklore,, Vol. 19, No.2,June 30, 1908, pp. 234-5.]
* "The Soiree at Skull Hill" - written by Willie Hynes, postman, 1912.
* "The Turfman from Ardee"
* "The Woods of County Louth" - written by Hugh McKitterick and Larry Magnier - recorded by Dermot O'Brien (1977)
* "
Farewell to Carlingford
Farewell or fare well is a parting phrase. The terms may also refer to:
Places
* Farewell, Missouri, a community in the United States
* Farewell and Chorley, a location in the United Kingdom near Lichfield, site of the former Farewell Priory
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* "The Rose of Ardee"
* "The Hurling Match at Bavan, Omeath, 1750"
* "Election Ballad of 1826"
* "Liberty's Battle" (election song)
* "Usurpation Conquered" (election song)
* "The Mountains of Cooley" - written by Eilish Boland.
* "Come sing a song for Louth" - written by Hugh McKitterick
See also
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Music of Ireland
Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.
The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music. It has remained vibrant through the 20th and into the 21st century, despite globalis ...
References
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* Songs of Dundalk and its Hinterland, by Séamas MacSeán, Dundalk, 1981.
Irish ballads
The following are often-sung Irish folk ballads and folk songs. The songs are arranged by theme under the categories "Politics and soldiering" and "Non-political" and are not necessarily contemporary to the events to which they relate.
Songs ma ...
Irish styles of music
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