Brennan on the Moor
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"Brennan on the Moor" is a traditional Irish ballad popularized internationally by The Clancy Brothers, telling the story of the legendary highwayman Willie Brennan.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
narrative ballad ⓘ traditional Irish ballad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish rebel songs ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Willie Brennan ⓘ |
| characterType | highwayman hero ⓘ |
| collectedIn | traditional song collections of Ireland ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Brennan’s wife
ⓘ
Willie Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ landlord or squire ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Irish nationalist tradition ⓘ |
| distribution |
oral tradition
ⓘ
recorded music ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk music
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic form ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common ballad meter ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
outlawry
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rebellion against authority ⓘ romanticized crime ⓘ social banditry ⓘ |
| influenced | later Irish folk interpretations of outlaws ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier highwayman ballads ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Willie Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | song ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Willie Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ The Irish Rovers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Irish folk music sessions
ⓘ
folk festivals ⓘ |
| plotElement |
betrayal of Brennan
ⓘ
capture of Brennan ⓘ execution of Brennan ⓘ robbery of wealthy travelers ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
The Clancy Brothers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tommy Makem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrain | "Brennan on the moor" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrainFunction | emphasizes Brennan’s notoriety ⓘ |
| setting |
18th century
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | public domain ⓘ |
| subject | Irish highwayman ⓘ |
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