| Love songs |
Expressive, often sad |
Úna Bhan, She moved through the fair |
https://youtu.be/ZZn-MdmbGiQ |
https://youtu.be/F1YxHZPcMaQ |
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| Laments |
About loss, death, eviction, of friend, longing for better times |
Anach Chuain, An Mhaighéan Mhara |
https://youtu.be/B5Q7uL7aJU4 |
https://youtu.be/DZMZxoEtVl0 |
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| Drinking songs |
Lively rhythm, celebratory, social (events) |
Whiskey in the jar, Preab san Ól, Níl sé ‘na Lá |
https://youtu.be/cYGyERe2Vbw |
https://youtu.be/lIsL4lEDpew |
https://youtu.be/PPYnn0yOAQo |
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| Working songs |
For working in the fields, kitchen, forge, has steady rhythm to match the work |
Ding dong Dédero, Amhrán na Cuiginne |
https://youtu.be/rGh5wdjMpEU |
https://youtu.be/N__Z1Ck6U5U |
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| Lullabies |
Gentle rockinig rhythm, sleep songs |
Deirin Dé, Dún o Shúile |
https://youtu.be/2DNOGu4lqxU |
https://youtu.be/AFR2yvIVvyw |
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| Religious songs |
Sorrowful, grief, focus on religious topics, usually slow, not common due to penal laws |
Wexford Carol, Caoineadh na dTrí Mhuire |
https://youtu.be/yxDZjg_Igoc |
https://youtu.be/3JEiuM_eHuw |
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| Humorous songs |
Light hearted, lively rhythm |
The Holy Ground, An Poc ar Buille |
https://youtu.be/nUMsJkK2rSY |
https://youtu.be/zAGhiW3qQvQ |
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| Dandling songs |
For small children, bouncy rhythm, repeats words and melody |
Dílín Ó Deamhas |
https://youtu.be/vtAGkVpNejI |
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| Patriotic songs |
Ashling – dream/visions song, Rebel/nationalist and famine songs |
Boolavogue, Four Green Fields, Táimse im’ Chodladh |
https://youtu.be/8hHq-jlj6zQ |
https://youtu.be/MNFeFeeW63E |
https://youtu.be/EJt18WYjI7U |
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| Macronic |
Alternates between English and Irish, Some patriotic in the Irish parts |
Siúil a Rúin, One day for Recreation |
https://youtu.be/hhqqdzwqFSE |
https://youtu.be/dpWPbMipXsI |
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| Ballads |
A narrative lyric song, often on political or social life, love, alcohol, emigration, the sea |
The Foggy Dew, Finnegan’s Wake, The Croppy Boy, The Fields of Athenry |
https://youtu.be/yaS3vaNUYgs |
https://youtu.be/XcqRuVf3Ikw |
https://youtu.be/_QMx1lXgUKc |
https://youtu.be/Zr1rzSSMsac |
| Anglo-Irish songs |
Composed by Irish in English language, many are ballads as well |
The Last Rose of Summer, The Mountains of Mourne |
https://youtu.be/-_VlNGJvUwY |
https://youtu.be/xR4-zYE0jqQ |
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