It became one of the great Irish tunes of all time. The creator of "Galway Bay" was a quiet doctor who was born in Ireland, died in England, and was buried in an unmarked grave back in his beloved ...

THIS is the moment Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald got on stage alongside the Wolfe Tones. The party held a ‘Rally for ...

it was originally an English song called "Brighton Camp"; the tune found its way to Ireland and there acquired the words "The Girl I Left Behind Me". Since it is Irish by adoption, it was included ...

The spirit of an Irish Christmas will come alive in New Jersey this December as “A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland” brings its “magical holiday show” to the state. The production, which has ...

In 1687, however, the tune was set to different words, at a time when the Roman Catholic King James II was becoming increasingly unpopular. These were satirical verses with the Irish Gaelic-based ...

God Save the Queen', the British national anthem, is actually based on an Irish tune, according to Seán Ó Riada. Peadar Ó Riada, composer and director of Cór Chúil Aodha since 1971 ...

Abarta began the concert by playing a few reels, which is a form of bagpipe music played with two main beats per bar. As the ...

Other Voices returns this Wednesday, November 13 with a free, live music event to be streamed from the iconic Guinness ...