The Ragman's Ball is a traditional Irish folk song associated with

The Liberties, Dublin The Liberties ( or occasionally ) is an area in central Dublin, Ireland, located in the southwest of the inner city. Formed from various areas of special manorial jurisdiction, initially separate from the main city government, it is one of Dub ...

, an area in the capital city's inner city. The topic of the song is about a ragman that throws a

party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a Hospitality, host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will oft ...

, and the various characters that attend the party.

Notable recordings

The Dubliners The Dubliners () were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in pers ...

on their 1964 self titled debut album, and on their 1988 album, '' The Dubliner's Dublin''.

References

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