Happy St Patricks Day Ireland
"The Fields of Athenry" is a folk song about the Great Irish Famine (1845-1849), composed in the 1970s by Inchicore songwriter Pete St. John and first recorded by Irish ballad singer Danny Doyle. It tells the story of the famine through first-person narrative, recounting the tale of a prisoner who has been sentenced to being transported to Botany Bay, Australia, for stealing food to feed his starving family.
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This song always reminds me of Les Miserables when Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed his family and is arrested. Poor Michael just stole some corn to keep his family alive.
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