The Answer's Ireland by John Dengate (Cover)

This song by John Dengate is effectively a reading list for Australian history. If you are an Irish Australian and don't know who all these people are, you would benefit from finding out.

I found this song in the latest edition of David Johnson's 'Songs of Australia', which I picked up at the Bush Traditions Gathering this year.
https://www.davidjohnson.id.au/music/music.htm

Here is the fabulous Miguel Heatwole singing at John's wake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ifIgeaI-8

Lyrics here:
http://ozfolksongaday.blogspot.com/2011/03/answers-ireland.html

I have made up my own melody based on John Dengate's chords, except for changing the end chord to a G.

Links to some of the people and events mentioned in the song:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Donahue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Hill_convict_rebellion
https://mainlynorfolk.info/shirley.collins/songs/dennisoreilly.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Marsden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Foley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dwyer#Australia

An excellent article about the pike in Irish warfare:
https://outofthiscentury.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/methods-of-using-the-pike-in-ireland-1798-1921/

Shout out to Raymond Crooke and his 3000th video upload!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ5uyEG3hFg

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