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Dominic Behan

Dominic Behan has been played on NTS in shows including NTS Guide to…, featured first on 17 March 2022. Songs played include Home, Family, Neighbors, Streets & Oaths.

Dominic Behan (Irish: Doiminic Ó Beacháin, 22 October 1928 – 3 August 1989) was an Irish songwriter, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. He was also a committed socialist and Irish Republican. Born into a literary family, Dominic Behan was one of the most influential Irish songwriters of the 20th century.

Behan was born in inner-city Dublin into an educated working-class family. His father, Stephen Behan, fought for the Irish Republican…

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Home, Family, Neighbors, Streets & Oaths
Ewan MacColl, Dominic Behan
Folkways Records1964
Home, Family, Neighbors, Streets & Oaths
Ewan MacColl, Dominic BehanFolkways Records1964
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