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The Rifles of the IRA

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The Rifles of the IRA

Summary

The Rifles of the IRA is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rifles of the IRA's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Rifles of the IRA's composer is recorded as Dominic Behan[4].
  • The Rifles of the IRA's genre is Irish folk music[5].
  • The Rifles of the IRA's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Rifles of the IRA was published on 1968[7].
  • The Rifles of the IRA's lyricist is recorded as Dominic Behan[8].
  • The Rifles of the IRA's main subject is Irish War of Independence[9].
  • The Rifles of the IRA's main subject is Irish Civil War[10].
  • The Rifles of the IRA's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d949e20d-bda6-3783-aca4-2b391bd41902[13]

Body

Publication

The Rifles of the IRA was published on 1968[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is Irish folk music[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Irish War of Independence[9] and Irish Civil War[10].

Why It Matters

The Rifles of the IRA ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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MLA “The Rifles of the IRA.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-rifles-of-the-ira.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-rifles-of-the-ira_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Rifles of the IRA}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-rifles-of-the-ira}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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