Skibbereen (song)

It was published in 1915 by Herbert Hughes who wrote that it had been collected in County Tyrone, and that it was a traditional ballad of the famine.

The lyrics as they appear in Hughes' Irish Country Songs (1909) are as follows: "O father dear, I oft-times hear you talk of Erin's Isle, Her lofty scenes and valleys green, her mountains rude and wild.

She never rose, but passed away from life to immortal dream, And found a quiet grave, my boy, in dear old Skibbereen.

I'll be the man to lead the van beneath our flag of green, And loud and high will raise the cry 'Revenge for Skibbereen.

'"[4] The song has been performed live and recorded by The Dubliners, Wolfe Tones and Sinéad O'Connor as well as by many other contemporary Irish artists.