Whiskey in the Jar
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"Whiskey in the Jar" is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry. The song, about a rapparee who is betrayed by his wi
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The Dubliners
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The Dubliners were an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw ma
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…performed traditional Irish songs and has been recorded by numerous artists since the 1950s. The song first gained wide exposure when Irish folk band the Dubliners performed it internationally as a signature song and recorded it on three albums in the 1960s. In the U.S., the song was popularised by the Highwaymen…
Ciarán Bourke, Luke Kelly, John Sheahan, Barney McKenna, Ronnie Drew
O'Donoghue's Pub on Merrion Row, Dublin, where the group played regularly in the early 1960s.
The Dubliners in 2005. L-R: Eamonn Campbell, John Sheahan, Barney McKenna, Seán Cannon, Patsy Watchorn.
A wall in O'Donoghue's dedicated to The Dubliners