Rifles of the I.R.A.

Wolfe Tones

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Rifles of the I. R. A. is the fourth album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. The album title Rifles of the I. R. A. makes reference to the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The cover shows the band members dressed in the traditional dress of the IRA. The folk singer Christy Moore said of the cover, "I equate that particular record sleeve with Foster and Allen, dressed up as leprechauns. It was the very same thing. It had the same significance at the time."


Year:
1970
#SongDuration
52:38 

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