The rising of the moon

In my native Wexford, this song is very often thought to be a Wexford song.
In fact, it is about a battle that took place in Longford during the 1798 rebellion.
The ballad has taken the tune of another Irish ballad, "The Wearing of the Green", and was first published in John Keegan Casey's 1866 collection of poems and songs, A Wreath of Shamrocks. The lyrics were written by Casey (1846–70), the "Fenian Poet", who based the poem on the failed 1798 uprising in Granard, County Longford.

The ballad has been in circulation since circa 1865. The earliest verifiable date found in publication is 1867.

The ballad refers to the outbreak of the 1798 rebellion, as United Irish rebels convey the order to rise. The air of hope and optimism associated with the ultimately doomed rebellion was intended to provide inspiration for rebels preparing to take to the field in another ill-fated venture, the Fenian rebellion of 1867.
This great song has been performed by many Irish folk acts such as Luke Kelly & The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, The Wolfe Tones, The High Kings and many more.

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