Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Eugene Dunphy tells the story behind the ballad that commemorated an Irish freedom fighter.

00:00 Kevin Barry's arrest and execution
01:08 Paul Robeson recording
03:25 Mystery ballad writer
05:15 Ballan in America
06:20 Melody origins
07:20 Kevin Barry (song)