Скачать или смотреть Clonard Street - Michael T. Dawson & Dónal Kearney

On the night of 20th September 1920, the seaside town of Balbriggan was the site of "a defining and exemplary episode in the Irish War of Independence". - President Michael D. Higgins, 20/9/2020

That evening, Royal Irish Constabulary Chief Constable Peter Burke and his brother, Sgt Michael Burke, stopped off in Balbriggan for a drink when they were shot by an IRA unit. Peter Burke was killed.

The Black and Tans coordinated a reprisal within hours. Several buildings were destroyed and two local men were killed - Seán Gibbons and Seamus Lawless.

To commemorate the centenary of the Sack of Balbriggan, Michael T. Dawson and Dónal Kearney were commissioned to write a song with support from Our Balbriggan, Fingal Arts Office and Balbriggan Historical Society. Michael and Dónal are joined by Sarah May Rogers on the fiddle.