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List Of Irish BalladsThe following are often sung Irish folk ballads. Political Unionist Nationalist Eighteenth century themes and earlier Nineteenth century themes Twentieth century themes Northern Ireland themes Non-political - Are you right, there, Michael, are you right? - comic nineteenth century song about a slow train on a West Clare Railway that left the composer late for a concert (Composer: Percy French)
- Biddy Mulligan - about a Dublin woman, the "pride of the Coombe"
- Carraigfergus - about Carraigfergus in County Down
- Clare to Here - about emigration
- Dicey Riley - about drinking
- Down by the Sally Gardens
- Dublin in the Rare Old Times - 1980s song about Dublin before the 1960s (composer: Pete St. John)
- Fairytale of New York - about emigration (1988 song by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Composer: Shane MacGowan)
- I'll take you home again, Kathleen
- Ireland's Call - Official anthem for the Ireland national rugby union team, which includes players from both the Republic and Northern Ireland
- Mother Macree
- Mursheen Durkin
- Molly (also known as Nora, referring to Nora Barnacle, wife of James Joyce)
- Molly Malone - Anthem of Dublin (eighteenth century in origins)
- Monto - about the famous red light district in Dublin around Mountgomery Street
- Nancy Spain
- On Raglan Road (Patrick Kavanagh poem to the nineteenth century melody The Dawning of the Day)
- On the one road
- Phil the Fluters Ball - (Composer: Percy French)
- Ride On 1980s song most identified with singer Christy Moore (Composer: Jimmy McCarthy)
- She moved through the fair - one of the famed nineteenth century Moore's Melodies
- Song of Love - 1990s song by The Divine Comedy (theme music of Father Ted. Composer: Neil Hannon)
- Seven Drunken Nights
- Spancil Hill - about emigration
- Whiskey in the Jar
- Whistling Gipsy
- The Black Velvet Band
- The Contender about 1930s Irish boxer Jack Doyle
- The Dawning of the Day, 19th century song also known as Finne Geal an Lae
- The Irish Rover
- The Lonesome Boatman
- The Mountains of Mourne - about Irish emigrants in London (Composer: Percy French)
- The Rising of the Moon
- The Rocky Road to Dublin
- The Rose of Tralee
- The Old Triangle - by writer Brendan Behan, about his time in Mountjoy Jail
- The Star of the County Down
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