The Auld Triangle
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"The Auld Triangle" is a traditional Irish folk ballad, often associated with Brendan Behan and the Dubliners, that evokes the harsh life and longing of prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Auld Triangle canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish folk song
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brendan Behan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish republican prisoners ⓘ The Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic Irish prison song
ⓘ
part of Irish folk canon ⓘ |
| describes |
daily routine of prisoners
ⓘ
sounds within a prison ⓘ |
| evokes |
melancholy
ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ yearning for freedom ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ folk ⓘ |
| hasMetaphor | triangle bell as symbol of prison life ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "And the auld triangle went jingle-jangle" ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
Irish folk standard
ⓘ
Irish prison ballad ⓘ |
| hasStructure | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
confinement
ⓘ
harsh conditions ⓘ loneliness ⓘ longing ⓘ prison life ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Luke Kelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ The High Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedBy |
Luke Kelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ The High Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pogues NERFINISHED ⓘ Various Irish folk musicians ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Irish folk sessions
ⓘ
Irish rebel music repertoire ⓘ pub sing-alongs ⓘ |
| setting | Mountjoy Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.