Rifles of the I.R.A. (song)

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"Rifles of the I.R.A."
Song
Language	English
Released	1968
Genre	Irish folk
Songwriter(s)	Dominic Behan

"Rifles of the I.R.A." is an Irish folk song associated with the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. The song contains several references Irish historical events including the execution of Irish republican Kevin Barry, the Easter Rising and the Burning of Cork.^[1]

Recordings

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Artists and groups who have recorded the song include:

Dominic Behan, original composer
The Wolfe Tones, on their 1970 album Rifles of the I.R.A.^[2]

References

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^ "Rifles Of The I.R.A. lyrics and chords". Irish folk songs.
^ "Rifles of the IRA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-21.

v t e Irish rebel songs
Gaelic Ireland	Óró sé do bheatha abhaile Follow Me up to Carlow O'Donnell Abú
United Irishmen	The Wind that Shakes the Barley The Rising of the Moon Kelly from Killanne Boolavogue The Wearing of the Green The Croppy Boy The Boys of Wexford Come All You Warriors Tone's Grave
Famine & Young Ireland	The Fields of Athenry Skibbereen Back Home in Derry God Save Ireland A Nation Once Again Join the British Army The Peeler and the Goat The Black Velvet Band
1916 & War of Independence	Amhrán na bhFiann Come Out, Ye Black and Tans The Foggy Dew Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men) The Boys of the Old Brigade The Valley of Knockanure Tri-Colored Ribbon The Broad Black Brimmer Rifles of the IRA Who Is Ireland's Enemy? Man from the Daily Mail Grand Old Dame Britannia Erin Go Bragh Kevin Barry Johnston's Motor Car Pat of Mullingar Banna Strand Dying Rebel
Civil War & Anti-Treaty	Take It Down from the Mast The Patriot Game Sean South from Garryowen
The Troubles	The Men Behind the Wire The Ballad of Joe McDonnell Only Our Rivers Run Free The People's Own MP Little Armalite Roll of Honour
Writers	Patrick Joseph McCall Timothy Daniel Sullivan Peadar Kearney Patrick Pearse Seán O'Casey Brian O'Higgins Bryan MacMahon Paddy McGuigan Dominic Behan Pete St. John Derek Warfield Mickey MacConnell

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