The Helicopter Song
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The Helicopter Song is an Irish rebel ballad written by Brian Warfield that commemorates the 1973 Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish ballad
ⓘ
Irish rebel song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish republican movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mountjoy Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events at Mountjoy Prison in 1973 ⓘ |
| commemorates | 1973 Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Irish rebel music tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish rebel music
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Brian Warfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalTradition | Irish folk ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Irish republican viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Helicopter Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Irish Republican Army prisoners
ⓘ
escape of prisoners by helicopter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Brian Warfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | ballad ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting a helicopter-assisted prison escape ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | The Troubles in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | 1973 Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish republicanism
ⓘ
The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ prison escape ⓘ |
| writer | Brian Warfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEventDescribed | 1973 ⓘ |
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