Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Eugene Dunphy tells the story of John Keegan Casey’s seminal ballad.

0:00 Intro
0:40 John Keegan Casey (‘Leo’)
02:00 Casey as Fenian
02:20 Rising of the Moon as poem
03:11 Arrest of Casey
03:50 Casey’s ‘seditious’ ballad becomes popular
05:30 Death of Casey
07:20 Influence of Casey’s ballad
08:12 Recordings
08:35 Rising of the Moon (song)