On Raglan Road

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On Raglan Road is a celebrated Irish poem by Patrick Kavanagh, later adapted into a popular folk song about unrequited love and loss.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish folk song
Irish poem
poem
song
adaptedAs song
associatedPlace Dublin NERFINISHED
Raglan Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin NERFINISHED
author Patrick Kavanagh NERFINISHED
basedOnTune Fáinne Geal an Lae NERFINISHED
The Dawning of the Day NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Ireland
culturalSignificance considered a classic of Irish literature
considered a standard in the Irish folk song repertoire
firstPublicationDate 1946
firstPublishedIn The Irish Press NERFINISHED
form ballad
lyric poem
genre folk music
love song
poetry
hasAdaptation various recorded musical versions
hasLine But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears
I gave her gifts of the mind
I saw the danger, yet I walked along the enchanted way
Let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day
On Raglan Road on an autumn day I met her first and knew
That I might one day rule the land
hasMeter traditional ballad meter
hasSubject Irish urban life
memory and regret
inspiredBy Patrick Kavanagh's relationship with Hilda Moriarty
language English
lyricist Patrick Kavanagh NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first person
notablePerformer Damien Dempsey NERFINISHED
Luke Kelly NERFINISHED
Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED
Mary Black NERFINISHED
Sinead O'Connor NERFINISHED
The Dubliners NERFINISHED
Van Morrison NERFINISHED
originalTitle On Raglan Road NERFINISHED
partOf Irish folk music tradition
setting Raglan Road NERFINISHED
subject a doomed love affair
theme loss
romantic disappointment
unrequited love

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Patrick Kavanagh notableWork On Raglan Road