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  1. Apr 11, 2024 · The “foggy dew” itself serves as a metaphor for the clouded history of Ireland. It represents the struggles, sacrifices, and bloodshed that became an integral part of the nation’s journey to independence. The “green fields of France” mentioned in the song evoke a sense of longing and sorrow. It refers to the thousands of Irishmen who ...

  2. Despite numerous songs which refer to the Easter Rising in their lyrics, “The Foggy Dew” is considered to be the most representative of the Easter Rising. The expressive style, not only gives the song a legendary and heroic touch, but also makes good use of symbolic imagery, such as the “Wild Geese” which refers to the emigration of the ...

  3. Aug 12, 2023 · The Foggy Dew is a traditional Irish folk song that has captured the hearts and minds of listeners for decades. It was famously recorded by The Chieftains, an Irish traditional band, and has since become one of their most beloved and iconic songs.

  4. Aug 29, 2022 · The Irish song "The Foggy Dew," first penned by a priest from Co Antrim in 1919, still invokes a fighting spirit more than a century later. Members of the Irish Republican Army photographed during ...

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  5. Foggy Dew (Irish songs) " Foggy Dew " is the name of several Irish ballads, and of an Irish lament. The most popular song of that name (written by Charles O'Neill) chronicles the Easter Rising of 1916, and encourages Irishmen to fight for the cause of Ireland, rather than for the British Empire, as so many young men were doing in World War I .

  6. The Foggy Dew is one of the most remarkable songs to have emerged out of the Easter Rising staged by Irish nationalists in 1916. It was written by Canon Charles O’Neill who was a parish priest at Kilcoo in County Down.in the north of Ireland. The melody is based on an old traditional Irish song called the Banks of Moorlough Shore.

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