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Good to know.  Seems my first thought of Brian Boru was correct.

 Am I wrong to assume you like Irish folk music?

I do.

Below link to a favourite:

The Fields of Athenry - The Dubliners & Paddy Reilly | 40 Years Reunion: Live from The Gaiety (2003) - YouTube


I've been to Ireland a few times. Last time was in 2000. Went backpacking, around the South. Only went through Belfast to catch the ferry to Troon. Had a great time, I understand the appeal of backpacking. Met some fascinating people. Trivia; kissed the Blarney Stone on my first trip, in 1985.

I was a professional Irish folk musician for almost 20 years. Not a huge fan of the Dubliners, though. My taste runs more to the Clancy Brothers and the Chieftains.

Here’s the best version of one of the best Irish folk songs:





Boru

 Professional? Hope you made a reasonable living.

Thanks for that clip.

I discovered Irish folk in 1969, on an LP "The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem at Carnegie Hall" . I loved it. 

In the 80's, my ex wife thought Clannad were the shit. Also Enya. I thought it was all elevator music. I might have liked Clannad more had I understood the Gaelic . I thought singing mainly in Gaelic was an affectation. But, I'm no musician, what do I know. 

Here in Adelaide, there was local folk group called  "Redgum" . The lead  guitarist and singer, John Schuman, is a Vietnam vet. He wrote the song for which they are most famous "I was only 19" ( A walk In The Light Green)  Royalties for the song go to The Vietnam Veteran's  Association Of Australia"  .Worth a listen if you're not familiar

Redgum - I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) (Official Video) - YouTube


I was conscripted in 1968 and went through the same basic training camp mentioned in the song. Through pure serendipity of being in the right place the right time, I managed to avoid Vietnam. Serving instead in Malaysia and Singapore as a medic.  There were 1200 blokes who went through Pucka the same time I did.  Twelve of us went to Malaysia/Singapore.