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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 partitioned the island of Ireland into two separate jurisdictions, Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland, both devolved regions of the United Kingdom. This partition of Ireland was confirmed when the Parliament of Northern Ireland exercised its right in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 to opt ...
Pages in category "Songs about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
On 23 October 2019, "Zombie" was ranked No. 5 on a "definitive list of the world's most-viewed rock music videos", released by Vevo. [89] On 18 April 2020, the official music video had succeeded in reaching over 1 billion views on YouTube and became the first song by an Irish artist, and sixth song from the 20th century to reach the milestone.
The critically-acclaimed series, based on the 2018 bestselling book of the same name by journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, covers murder and mystery involving Northern Ireland’s The Troubles.
The Troubles were a period of conflict in Northern Ireland involving republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British security forces and civilians. They are usually dated from the late 1960s to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
"Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" – Irish traditional anti-war and anti-recruiting song that was the basis for the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", and recorded as "Fighting for Strangers" by Steeleye Span. "Join the British Army" – Irish rebel song, recorded by Ewan MacColl and The Dubliners.
1960s in Irish music (8 C, 8 P) P. 1960s in Irish politics (13 C, 2 P) R. ... Pages in category "1960s in Ireland" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of ...
A typical Irish showband was based on the popular six- or seven-member dance band. Its basic repertoire included cover versions of pop songs that were currently in the charts, and standard dance numbers. The music ranged from rock and country and western to Dixieland jazz. Sometimes the showbands played traditional Irish music at their ...