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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – A Bottle of Buckie Lyrics 18 years ago
Well, no, it has nothing to do with Northern Ireland. As has already been established, Buckfast is called "Buckie" in Glasgow too and the Orange marches are prominent in Glasgow as well. Just because similar phenomena is present in Northern Ireland, doesn't mean it's an exlusive reference to that when the rest of the song blatantly refers to Glasgow, where the same terms are commonplace.

Plus, in an interview in Pitchfork, Ted Leo said himself the song is about Glasgow.

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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – A Bottle of Buckie Lyrics 18 years ago
Also, Govanhill is an area in the south of Glasgow.

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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – A Bottle of Buckie Lyrics 18 years ago
The Orange Marches are just as prominent in Glasgow as they are in Northern Ireland, particularly in July. Half of Glasgow is of Irish origin and the divide is still pretty strong.

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