This is a list of songs about County Wicklow, Ireland. * "In Wicklow (The Mountains are Higher than Rain)" - by Thomas Creen and Teresa McGettigan * "Sunrise on the Wicklow Hills" - E. McNulty (words) and T. Madden (music) from a musical called ''The King of Dublin'' * "The Wicklow Rover" - written by Pat Molloy from

Roundwood Roundwood, historically known as Tóchar ( ga, an Tóchar , meaning 'the causeway'), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was listed as having a population of 948 in the 2016 census. Geography Roundwood is located where the R755 roa ...

* "The Vales around Cloughlea" - by local songwriter Frank Farrelly * "Derrybawn" * "The Blackbird of Sweet Avondale" - about

Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1875 to 1891, also acting as Leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882 and then Leader of the ...

, recorded by the

Wolfe Tones The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporate Irish traditional music in their songs. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double meaning ...

* "Avondale" - about Charles Stewart Parnell, written by

Dominic Behan Dominic Behan ( ; ga, Doiminic Ó Beacháin; 22 October 1928 – 3 August 1989) was an Irish songwriter, singer, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in Irish and English. He was also a socialist and an Irish republican. Born i ...

* "My Wicklow Hills so Gay" - by a songwriter from Ballyknockan * "Down by the Tanyard Side" * "The Banks of Avonmore" - written by Peter Cunningham-Grattan (died 1956) * "The Wicklow Mountains High" * "The Wicklow Vales for Me" - by Father Butler. * "Among the Wicklow Hills" - two songs with this name; one written by

Johnny McCauley Johnny McCauley (23 April 1925 – 22 March 2012) was an Irish singer-songwriter, born in Myroe, near Limavady, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. As a young adult, he moved to London and in 1953 began singing professionally with his band, t ...

and recorded by Foster and Allen, Larry Cunningham, etc., the other written by

Pierce Turner Pierce Turner (born June 1949) is an Irish singer-songwriter. After forming a duo with Larry Kirwan he went solo in the mid-1980s and has since released several albums. Biography Turner grew up in the port town of Wexford, where his mother ...

as "Wicklow Hills" and retitled and performed by

Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his significant success as an individual, he is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, ...

as "Among the Wicklow Hills". * "Billy Byrne from Ballymanus" - about one of the leaders of the

1798 rebellion The Irish Rebellion of 1798 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ''The Hurries'') was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a Irish republicanism, ...

* "The Cow ate the piper" * "

Dunlavin Green Dunlavin Green is an Irish ballad referring to the Dunlavin Green executions in 1798 of 36 suspected rebels. Notable recordings * 1956 – Patrick Galvin – Irish Songs of Resistance Part I * 1975 - Gay Woods and Terry Woods - Backwoods * ...

" - a local ballad written in response to the Massacre of Dunlavin Green which occurred on May 24, 1798 * "The Glendalough Saint" * "The Hill of Clonroe" * "The Meeting of the Waters" - written by

Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...

, recorded by

Paddy Reilly Patrick "Paddy" Reilly (born 18 October 1939) is an Irish folk singer and guitarist. Born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, he is one of Ireland's most famous balladeers and is best known for his renditions of "The Fields of Athenry", "Rose of Alle ...

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*Wicklow Irish styles of music

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a ...

*Wicklow{{inc-musong, date=October 2021

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