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The Quiet Land O’ Erin

By myself I’d be in Árdaí Chuain Where the mountains stand away Oh ’tis there I’d let the…

The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (1)

There were three old gypsies came to our hall door they came brave and boldly-o And one sang…

The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (2)

There were three gypsies a come to my door And downstairs ran this lady, O! One sang high…

Raglan Road

On Raglan Road of an autumn day I saw her first and knew That her dark hair would…

The Ragman’s Ball

Come listen to me for a while My good friends one and all And I’ll sing to you…

Rambles Of Spring

There’s a cold and wintry breeze Blowing through the buddin’ trees And I button up my coat to…

Ramblin’ Rover

There are sober men a-plenty And drunkards barely twenty There are men of over ninety Who have never…

The Rambling Irishman

I am a rambling Irishman In Ulster I was born in And many’s the pleasant day I spent…

Rambling Round

Ramblin’ around your city Ramblin’ around your town I never see a friend I know As I go…

The Rapparee

My spurs are rusted, my coat is rent My plume is damp with rain And the thistledown and…

An image of Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire - the Forbes' family seat — Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire – the Forbes’ family seat

On this day in 1642

Lord Forbes’s siege of Galway. A naval squadron of seventeen ships appear in Galway Bay. They have come to relieve the garrison of Forthill at the request of the English Parliament.

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