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 ...
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 ...
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 ...