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The song was released under the Emerald label in February 1966; it was one of several
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in 1920–21, named for their uniforms, which mixed police black with military
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songs released in that year, which marked the 50th anniversary of the
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We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958
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single written by Mervyn Allen and P. Raymond, and performed by
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1966 single by Pat Smyth And The Johnny Flynn Showband
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Single
Pat Smyth
B-side
Genre
Irish traditional
Irish rebel
showband
country and Irish
Label
Emerald
Songwriter(s)
Irish traditional
Irish showband
Pat Smyth
Irish Republican Army
Irish War of Independence
Bantry
Black and Tans
Royal Irish Constabulary
khaki
cross
Jimmie Davis
Irish nationalist
Easter Rising
Irish Singles Chart
Radio Éireann
rebel music
sponsored programmes
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