Rocky Road To Dublin...That is the title. This song is a famous, traditional song about an Irishman from Connaught (My homeland) who travels to Dublin to find work. The song makes reference to his making of a Shillelagh and crossing the bogs as he leaves. He travels to Mullingar, where the city women are curious (meant as them thinking of him to be cute, adorable) for his accent and clothes, and general actions. They ask him where hs is going and he describes his journey ahead, eventually leaving, feeling he may have been better off settling down there, but is insistent on finishing his journey. He travels to Dublin, a town notorious for residents who hate everyone else, unless they are also from Dublin. He is robbed, on the streets, and when he turns to face his assailant, to beat his face in, the locals are all glaring at him and taunt him for his accent and tell him they insist outsiders leave. he can;t take them all, so he does...he arrives on the port. There he asks if he can travel by ship, to which he is answered no, so he stows away in amid the pigs in the ship's belly, not knowing where he is headed. He arrives in England, and in Liverpool, where the people are notorious for hating the Irish. He is not about to put up with this and when they taunt his homeland in Tuam, a group of young lads overhears this. They are also from Tuam and join him in battle. He is not outnumbered this time, so they naturally won the fight, because we Irish are far too experienced fighters.
Rocky Road To Dublin...That is the title. This song is a famous, traditional song about an Irishman from Connaught (My homeland) who travels to Dublin to find work. The song makes reference to his making of a Shillelagh and crossing the bogs as he leaves. He travels to Mullingar, where the city women are curious (meant as them thinking of him to be cute, adorable) for his accent and clothes, and general actions. They ask him where hs is going and he describes his journey ahead, eventually leaving, feeling he may have been better off settling down there, but is insistent on finishing his journey. He travels to Dublin, a town notorious for residents who hate everyone else, unless they are also from Dublin. He is robbed, on the streets, and when he turns to face his assailant, to beat his face in, the locals are all glaring at him and taunt him for his accent and tell him they insist outsiders leave. he can;t take them all, so he does...he arrives on the port. There he asks if he can travel by ship, to which he is answered no, so he stows away in amid the pigs in the ship's belly, not knowing where he is headed. He arrives in England, and in Liverpool, where the people are notorious for hating the Irish. He is not about to put up with this and when they taunt his homeland in Tuam, a group of young lads overhears this. They are also from Tuam and join him in battle. He is not outnumbered this time, so they naturally won the fight, because we Irish are far too experienced fighters.