The Boys of Barr na Sráide

"The Boys of Barr na Sráide" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Sigerson Clifford (1913–1985). It is named after a street (Irish: Barr na Sráide, meaning "top of the street") in Cahersiveen in County Kerry, Ireland. Clifford was born in Cork city, though both his parents came from Kerry. The song was first published in Ballads of a Bogman, 2nd edition, in 1986. However, it was well-known long before the book was published, though it did not appear in the first edition (1955).

The Boys of Barr na Sráide

"The Boys of Barr na Sráide" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Sigerson Clifford (1913–1985). It is named after a street (Irish: Barr na Sráide, meaning "top of the street") in Cahersiveen in County Kerry, Ireland. Clifford was born in Cork city, though both his parents came from Kerry. The song was first published in Ballads of a Bogman, 2nd edition, in 1986. However, it was well-known long before the book was published, though it did not appear in the first edition (1955).