... result of a campaign for Irish Home Rule begun in the 1870s. At that time Britain governed the whole island of Ireland and Ireland couldn't stand as a country for itself. Home Rulers wanted a separate Irish parliament but their campaign was defeated by a number of groups, including Irish unionists, who wanted to remain under ... to political issues that occurred in Ireland as well as many Biblical references that are found in his music. Some of his most influential and beloved songs happen to mainly focus on these two topics. He mentions the suffering of the Irish people within their his...

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