FATHER MURPHY OF THE COUNTY WEXFORD
Created on 19/01/2023Latest update on 13/12/2023
Artist: Wallace House
Author: Patrick Joseph McCall
Label: Folkways
Year: 1956
On lp Irish Songs Of Resistance. Roud #2356. Written to commemorate the centenary of Father John Murphy's rebellion against British Rule in County Wexford in 1798. With his army of peasants toting pikes against muskets, two victories (Boolavogue and Enniscorthy) were followed by a crushing defeat at the Battle of Vinegar Hill, leading to the execution of Father John and the best part of his bystanders. The Irish are champions in celebrating defeats.
Covers:
- 1956:
Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem [as Boulavogue on Irish Songs Of Drinking And Rebellion]
- 1959:
Willie Brady [as Father Murphy Of Boolavogue on Avoca-lp Irish Songs Of Freedom Vol 1]
- 1988:
Paddy Reilly [as Boolavogue]
- 1990:
Dubliners [as Boulavogue]
- 1998:
Johnny McEvoy [as Boolavogue]
- 1998:
Richard Stevens & Irish Philharmonic Orch. [idem on cd Who Fears To Speak - The Official 1798 Bicentenary Commemorative Album]
- 2011:
Irish Tenors [idem]
