No Irish sing-along is complete without a rendition of Spancil Hill but do you know Spancil Hill's meaning? We explain the lyrics and history of the famous Irish ballad.

The "singing line" when used in the modern ballad can express basic mysteries of modern life, C. Day Lewis said last night in the third of his Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Ballads before the ...

There is no doubt that whenever one hears the words ‘Rose of Tralee’ it immediately transports the senses to the world-famous song of the same name. Tuesday, 24 June 2025 ePaper ...