Although not lyrically mentioned in the song the proximity of the Galtee mountains with neighbouring Limerick in which it splits between the two gives due mentioning of the east & west Limerick Galtee battalions who fought jointly with Sean Hogan throughout the War of Independence, the lyrics include farewells to both Tipperary and the town of Clonmel.
It portrays the Free State forces as enemies, suggesting that the narrator was fighting in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921.
However, a number of people claim that the Galtee Mountain Boy is a specific individual, some believe this to be Patrick Davern from Tipperary.
[1] It has been recorded by Christy Moore, Paddy Reilly, the Wolfe Tones, Derek Warfield and the Young Wolftones, and Patrick Clifford.
It was famously sung by Pat Kerwick at Croke Park after Tipperary won the All Ireland Hurling final in 2010.