Ireland

Oro Se do Bheatha Bhaile

The return of the pirate queen Granuaile (Grace O'Malley) symbolises the Irish struggle for freedom from foreign rule and colonialism. A traditional song given new Gaelic lyrics by Padraigh Pearse in the run-up to the 1916 Easter Rising, sung by Sinead O'Connor.
My travels to Ireland open up a new part of my musical universe.

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