''Spirit of the Nation'' is the tenth album by

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and

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band

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. It became the band's best-selling album. The final track, "Streets of New York" reached the top of the IRMA charts. It was written by

Liam Reilly Liam Reilly (29 January 1955 – 1 January 2021) was an Irish singer-songwriter and a member of the group Bagatelle, formed in 1978 by drummer Walter (Wally) McConville along with bass player Ken Doyle and guitarist John O’Brien. Career In 1 ...

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and discusses Irish emigration to New York.

Track list

# Dingle Bay # No Irish Need Apply #

Down by the Glenside Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men) is an Irish rebel song written by Peadar Kearney, an Irish Republican and composer of numerous rebel songs, including " The Soldier's Song" (''"Amhrán na bhFiann''"), now the Irish National Anthem, and ...

# Bold Fenian Men # Paddle Your Own Canoe # Padraic Pearse # The Lough Sheelin Eviction # Song of the Celts # Butterfly # Protestant Men #

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# St. Patrick was a Gentleman # Ireland Unfree # Carolan's Concerto # Streets of New York

References

The Wolfe Tones albums 1981 albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub